Discussing the possible benefits of psychedelic drugs on FreeRepublic is like pushing shit uphill. People have their biases and preconceptions. I gave up preaching Linux for similar reasons.
Plenty of “acid casualties” from back in the day. I would venture most due to overuse and being taken in the wrong types of situations. I would imagine that in a controlled environment and the right prep and “cues” it could be part of a course of therapy. Perhaps a trained observer could identify underlying causes that might emerge in a guided session.
All drugs can be very dangerous in the wrong doses or in combination with other drugs.
I have no problem with methodical investigation of this stuff, but there is no doubt when you play with fire you can get burned—or you can get needed heat.
Big Pharma has destroyed their credibility with their drug pushing in other areas—so I cannot trust them to play this stuff straight.