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There’s a fascinating article on Der Spiegel’s website concerning a Swiss psychiatrist who is experimenting with LSD to see if it reduces fear in patients facing terminal illness. Very interesting.

Back in the 1960s, LSD was used by some psychiatrists as a gateway to intense psychotherapy, but the compound has since been banned in the US. I have no opinion, in case anyone wondered, about LSD’s use in therapeutic settings. It’s one of those things I simply don’t know enough about.

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