Really? LSD is the most unpredictable drug I have ever taken/had experience of. A good friend of mine at school, one of the most intelligent people I have known, with a good family life, got massively into LSD when we were young. he's now living what can only be described as a down and outs life. I see him from time to time and buy him something to eat. Not sure he knew who I was last time. Really sad.

That's a tragic story, and I have a friend who ended up in a similar way (not specifically from LSD by drug use either played a role or accelerated his psychosis). Although it often seems like the drug is the cause, its generally considered to be a accelerating factor in the development of problems like schizophrenia and mental illness.

Drug use, according to psychiatry and psychology is more of a symptom of mental illness, than a causal factor. If it was a causal factor, then the expectation would be a rise in psychosis in the general population, which isn't the case. What usually is the case is that people associate the drug use with the psychosis, but tend to forget that psychosis and mental health problems can affect anyone. Often what you tend to see in mental health problems is people use drugs because they have problems developing.

Thing is, by legalisation of drug use, money could be redirected from revenue raised and police savings, towards providing treatment for addiction and drug problems, rather than the current approach which generally abandons people.

"One Nation Under God, has turned into One Nation Under the Influence of One Drug"
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Sorry, went off on a bit of a tangent with my post. What I was trying to say is that LSD is a crazy drug. Anyone who has taken it will tell stories of being totally out of control. Having said that it is still my favourite drug experience (although not for many years now)

Yep, wouldn't say a problem for me (probably was, but ain't gonna admit it!)was an ever present drug during my 20's.
Have been drug free for over 5 years now. Was sort of "encouraged" by my girlfriend who's partner killed himself due to bipolar condition not helped by a large weed consumption.

It would do wonders for the street quality of cocaine too, which has hit rock bottom in recent years, assuming the Government sold a decent grade, I'm talking 8/10 at least.

Very dangerous, probably not, but its not without danger obviously. The question I would posit is how dangerous compared with other substances of abuse, such as alcohol. Dangers of psychedelics are real, but compared to alcohol they're fairly mimimal and correlational rather than causal. Similarly skunk isn't harmless, but relatively comparable to alcohol.

Phsyically LSD is well documented as being one of the least toxic and harmful drugs known to man. Risks are generally associated with mental health correlation - but these are tricky, given that LSD and similar drugs haven't increased psychosis in society in general. These drugs don't cause mental illness, which can affect anyone, but their use correlates to mental illness and are seen as being an accelerator of disorder, rather than the cause.

Of course a factor that has to be taken into consideration is whether these drugs are used with alcohol. In my experience, they aren't, and this factor is often unconsidered. The impact of alcohol use and abuse on say police resources is monumental esp in relation to violence (a phenomena that you don't see with cannabis use, ecstasy or LSD use).

The problem also is that illegal drugs don't decrease the dangers of use, they increase them.

"One Nation Under God, has turned into One Nation Under the Influence of One Drug"
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