Years of psychotherapy can be replaced easily with a shocking substance, LSD. Researchers have been testing for possible therapeutic properties of the mind bending drug for years. The question now is should LSD be legalized for its groundbreaking health benefits or is human nature too dangerous for the potent drug. My answer is definitely, one take of LSD could have a stronger effect than a year of therapy. Doctors, Pharmacists, and users of the drug have provided well over enough information to introduce American, and global, use of the psychedelic.
Since the early 1950s, Lysergic Acid Diethylamide has been effective in relieving anxiety before becoming intertwined into the mainstream drug culture. Most medical …show more content…
Critics of Gasser’s studies say his experiments were small and focused only on the terminally ill rather than all types of therapy patients, thus hindering the ability for faulty to be present. Additionally, they note that medicine prices are already too expensive for over twenty percent of Americans as of now. With that in mind, therapists are worried that effects would be minimal on a larger group of users. Another key point is how it could affect the way the public views future drug additions to their local pharmacy; one case gone wrong could greatly decrease public support for expanding to new medical practices. After all, LSD is a Schedule 1 drug and is to be considered dangerous without proper use. With those issues in mind, it must be noted that the process of synthesizing the chemical is easily done and could be recreated much like a generic brand does for Tylenol; this will allow the purchase of LSD to be less expensive. The positive point often overlooked is how unpredictable all drugs can be, but since there are very little severe effects caused by LSD the public should logically give the drug a