PSYCHEDELICS AND ADDICTIONS: WHAT SCIENCE KNOWS TODAY
Addiction is a serious public health problem that causes the loss of millions of disability-adjusted life years each year. Although conventional addiction treatments, such as behavioral therapy and psychotropic drugs, are available, their effectiveness is often limited and they carry numerous side effects and health risks. This has led researchers to explore alternative treatments, such as psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy. According to the book Essential Guide to the Psychedelic Renaissance by Antón Gomez-Escolar, several psychedelic substances are being studied for their potential to treat addiction, such as psilocybin, ibogaine, MDMA, DMT and LSD.
