LSD: The Forgotten Alcoholism CureHow psychedelics influenced the founder of AA

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Psychedelic Mind

Before the prohibition era, clinical trials in the 1950s demonstrated a staggering 50% recovery rate for severe alcoholics treated with LSD. This episode uncovers the collaboration between researcher Humphrey Osmond and AA founder Bill Wilson, who advocated for the substance as a gateway to spiritual awakening. We analyze the historical data and the neurological disruption of addictive loops.