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By John A. Speyrer
From Primal Feelings Newsletter – Issue #11 – Winter 1995-96
| Much basic government sponsored research in drugs and drug addiction was being conducted during the early 1960s. Its ultimate aim was to understand addiction and perhaps find a cure. Some results of the research were the discovery of the various endorphines and how the placebo effect worked, but the goal of finding a cure for drug addiction continued to remain as elusive as ever. However, by the late 1960’s, the government began a strict prohibition of all drugs they felt were socially harmful, and research with psychedelic and other drugs was abruptly stopped. During the late 1980s, as the financial and social costs of drug addiction spread and became even more of a burden to the country, various federal governmental agencies again began allowing the study of certain illegal drugs in the hopes of finding that evasive cure. Presently six approved studies of psychedelic drugs are being conducted. One of those drugs is ibogaine. … continue reading at the link above. |