Exploring the stigma and safety concerns surrounding psychedelic drugs, this chapter highlights the potential of these substances for personal growth and development. The speaker argues for drug regulation rather than prohibition and emphasizes the need for further research in this field.
Turn on, tune in and drop out … that was the catch cry of U.S. psychologist Timothy Leary in the 1960s. By 1966 psychedelics were demonised and banned, but now—in controlled scientific settings—there's a psychedelic 'renaissance' in mental health therapy. Early research on the use of ecstasy in the treatment of stress disorders looks promising.