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the hallucinogenic drug known as l.s.d. is making a comeback but only in very small doses the effects are barely perceptible. still many users report a positive experience. just feel little bit happier to feel a little bit lighter you feel a little bit more open. a little bit more energy a little more caution leave like on top of things. l.s.d. has helped some people to deal effectively with psychological problems. rituals are nuts at least in my neighborhood to talk. until i believe that l.s.d. saved my life it gave me hope again. many users say that l.s.d. has allowed them to rediscover themselves but this process can sometimes produce strong emotions. i feel is here to grab me. but that's the. that's my younger self that's the that's the very person i saw when

i looked at the mirror as a child. is that o'keefe looking for you those holcombe really weird. but the use of psychedelic substances can also end in tragedy. for a number of different reasons. does this lead to clues you don't know where these drugs came from what they're made of or how much you're taking the bus and throughout the. diabolical drug war miracle cure or is it simply a matter of dosage. in a kitchen somewhere in berlin this young man is preparing ice cubes that are laced with l.s.d. . ghosts was misunderstood as i put in 2 drops of liquid l.s.d.

little informal. 12 micrograms per tube so if we call them poor that's a pleasant microtones look at all since. we've agreed not to use the man's real name we'll call him benno. in higher doses l.s.d. can cause hallucinations. but then no is using just 12 micrograms per cube a fraction of the amount that some people use to get high for several hours. that's not the sort of trip he's looking for. bento says that a micro dose of l.s.d. will produce an enjoyable experience. i feel more awake my mind is clearer i'm more focused and my overall performance improves moments simpleton for another. then no ignores the fact that the possession of l.s.d. is illegal in germany. he buys his drugs from

a dealer he consumes about 10 euro is worth per month. like many other people who micro dose he uses l.s.d. for just a few weeks and then takes a break for several months he's confident that he won't become addicted. to my snort again droppings and most people who end up hooked are looking for an escape and they want to feel numb or to get a euphoric high for a while. that's not what i want to listen but i wouldn't get in any way with such a small dose and solace for them. after 3 quarters of an hour sometimes up to 2 hours then no experiences a change in his consciousness. met someone whom you start feeling really good more like yourselves but you feel rested and motivational like you're having a great day as this would or. we'll talk to ben no later to find out how he's doing. for this film we interviewed

several other people who micro dos they all know that using l.s.d. is illegal. that's why we've agreed not to show their faces. by this disaster much as would be to have the hardest time i tried it i noticed a very subtle effect after half an hour things were a little more intense and i was more focused constantly had to. sit for me uses my absolute disgust when it was a groundbreaking experience and a turning point in my life is mark good more me micro dosing is like taking medicine if you can follow me to see. the smoke is also the start of guts but on the on days when i'm expected to do a lot of work as though it really helps me to focus on those that one of michael's on a micro dose i feel like i'm switched on the whole day i'm get kinda pissed. was

created in 1938 by albert hoffman a swiss scientist who was trying to develop a respiratory and circulatory stimulant. both men worked with substances that included a green fungus called arrogant. he was the 1st to synthesize lysergic acid diethylamide or l.s.d. for short. in april $943.00 when tested a high dose of $250.00 micrograms and experience the 1st l.s.d. trip in his. later the pharmaceutical company sandoz his employer marketed the drug under the trade name della suit and claimed it could successfully treat a number of psychiatric problems.

in the 1960 s. alice steve found its way from the laboratory to the street. a german news program reported on the drug's rise in 1966. on a few anyone who takes the becomes intoxicated and you never see life the same way again. then no certainly doesn't feel intoxicated right now he's in a good mood a micro dose of l.s.d. has become part of his everyday life. he uses the drug at work and during his free time. was with you to help with i don't feel high at all i hardly notice the effects. yes but it's just kind of there but it's a good feeling wasn't through a drive in the car to hobble. my house wasn't flooded sort of like the way you feel

when you come back from vacation and. you're relaxed news and you can still ignore the stress of everyday life. then i was started micro dosing 5 years ago his goal self-realization and personal optimization. he says l.s.d. makes it easier for him to set priorities and carry out tasks he believes the drug can help him stay focused when he's stressed out. motions with the 2 of them there's often need for example when i'm in a new situation was good i'm afraid i can't handle it. helps me to concentrate on i feel better and. more confidence field of limbo says we must move those football. but it's a fine line between personal optimization and loss of control large doses of l.s.d. can cause paranoia anxiety and impaired judgment benno is unfazed.

micro dosing as a phenomenon originated in san francisco in silicon valley where it's viewed as an insiders chip to enhance performance and creativity. call austin has become something of a micro dosing guru. he's the founder and c.e.o. of an organization that advocates the use of psychedelics as a means of personal development and collective wellbeing 1. 100. 1 i think one of the she's yet to to educate people about what the benefits and the potential risks of not only my critters image of the exciting but it's. more than anything i'm a teacher i teach people about my critters in a teach people generally about psychedelics and i like to like approach them in terms of where they are. and just help guide them further along in terms of you know what they need to learn about the substance of. austin's organization is

called the 3rd wave a reference to the use of psychedelics over centuries. of. the organizes seminars and online courses to educate people about the responsible use of these drugs they are. these events attract people who care and want to learn more to want to be part of something it's very rare that you have someone who comes to these events who is anti psychedelic or anti micro to see so that energy here is like it's myself because it's usually very positive and supportive and like opening curious. and that's just refreshing compared to most. people most courses. so one question i want to start with as little everyone here done psychedelics. that. boston doesn't need to win anyone over most are here to find out more about these

drugs and about micro dosing. but he warns that buying l.s.d. in the u.s. and many other western countries is illegal 1st. it's usually best practice not to try to get drugs at an event like this so although we have a psychedelic website we are putting out of ads this is not a great place to actively pursue that this is a great place to build connections and build relationships with this but attitudes are changing for example the position of silis i've been mushrooms has been decriminalized in several u.s. cities. more and more people seem to be trying these drugs. so you have people from every walk of life who are marketers seen from college students in the midwest to stay at home moms in california to tech executives in new york to people who are retired who you know that on farms in new zealand you literally have people from

all walks of life were becoming interested in this it's not just limited to tech executives in silicon valley who are my critters even though it's the. last in is convinced that legal restrictions on the sale and possession of l.s.d. in the us will eventually be lifted he won't have to worry about being arrested when he used the. austin has soaked a small shred of cardboard with the liquid micro dose of the drug. he's not too concerned about administering an exact amount. when i might produce enough i don't worry about that as much because i've been doing acid now for 9 years and so i tend to have a pretty good it's a little bit to last for a little bit to marge i can handle it and kind of go with it and just go with the flow.

after austin has taken a dose of l.s.d. he enjoys walking around outside in the forest or at the seashore. the effects of the drug with this amount are mild but pleasant. feel good and feel happy like euphoric i feel. just my sense of touch my sense of smell everything's a little bit high in more sensitive to like everything that's going on around me so . i feel great and feel really good. in the us the use of l.s.d. has become popular among a well educated and professionally successful demographic. this is the group to call austin is targeting with his business model and his public information campaign. the drugs that i've chosen to use happen to be highly illegal. and yet that's

a key word they're not yet excepted culturally but they will be very soon and i just happen to be one of the pioneers who's talking about this in a more public way. 'd austin is always on the lookout for new investors hearing's money from online courses which started $49.00 each and personalized coaching sessions at just under $400.00 per half hour. i want to welcome you to the 1st video that we're doing for ready my p.c. of course the community your ready instructor. his goal is to legitimize the responsible use of psychedelic substances starting with microchips. so the best way to calibrate your dose level 'd is to start low and go slow so it's difficult because what he's in a legal gray area. thing with the 3rd wave is you know we don't sell drugs we only

sell information and so we're just creating the space so that people if they make that decision to do it they can do it safely and effectively but in terms of actually crossing any sort of legal issue we're very careful about you know what we do because psychedelics still you know are very illegal in this country. in 2011 psychologist and researcher james fadam and published a book which claimed that ultra low doses of psychedelic drugs can improve cognitive functioning emotional balance and physical stamina. to call the godfather of microdrive which is more of the using that embarrassing i would say that i rediscovered my kudos and through more than the stakes that wisdom but in discovering it i found something that people found generally safe and for

many people useful. to them and began his research on these substances in the 1960 s. . he says that the purpose of micro dosing is not mind bending intoxication but the enhancement of normal functionality. micro dosing is far and away the most boring form of consuming psychedelics no visions no angels no being eaten by snakes no seeing all of your relatives for 15 generations no becoming one with all humanity and with all matter and finding you are part of divinity none of that . in the mid 1960 s. san francisco became the epicenter of the counter cultural movement. the use of illegal drugs was widespread in 1967 tens of thousands of young people flocked to the city to experience a summer of love. many had their 1st acid trip here. the

movement in the sixty's wanted to create a corner culture they wanted to create something that was opposite of mainstream culture were us today we want to intervene psychedelics into mainstream culture to actually transform culture itself. many young people taking l.s.d. felt liberated from social constraints. but for some the use of hallucinogens ended in bad trips and overdoses. in the us banned l.s.d. in 1970 and a u.n. treaty that outlawed psychotropic substances was approved a year later. high doses are different world and are scary and take preparation and try to go full day out of your busy life micro thing is something

that you do as part of your life it doesn't interfere it actually in your improves your normal behavior. but there is no conclusive clinical evidence to support fatima's claims he recommends that a micro dose should be taken only once every 3 days so that the body doesn't develop a tolerance for the drug. fetterman has conducted a survey on his website in which he asks micro dozers to comment on their use of psychedelics. most of the 1600 responses were positive but how credible are these testimonials. it sounds like a wonder drug as long as you're thinking of it as a pharmaceutical because. how can something both be interesting for migraines for depression and change people's eating habits so they eat healthier that makes no sense at all from a pharmaceutical point of view so what we're seeing is micro saying seems to

increase the body's natural healing capacity. to german micro doses we interviewed would agree with that assessment. joanne once in time on some days i feel like i've been given a superpower this is because i'm fine it's like a small tool that gives you huge energy as a source of food i didn't they gave me creative insights and abilities that i wouldn't normally have my mind exposed and it has. given so much to all but men when i'm at work it definitely helps me to concentrate i'm wide awake and more focused and concentrate on. the go to c.n.n. is michael jackson allows me to focus more quickly and ignore all the stuff that's not impose and. it really helps me to concentrate on his have methods and it's own business. this is a guns line of fire you know inch it gives me

a very subtle sense of relaxation you don't come on do worse mike with micro dosing allows me to get in touch with myself my body and my feelings i'm coming from i'm confused. but is there scientific evidence to support such claims or are these people simply imagining that a micro dose of l.s.d. improves their performance. we travel to the netherlands to find out more. at the university of maastricht we need yohannes rama cares a professor of psychopharmacology. he's conducting one of the 1st level. studies on micro do sing. nobody has actually been able to assess whether this claim is true or false right now we're but just being presented with a case reports of individuals that support the claim but object of evidence

of whether such a tiny dose because it really is a tie and it goes really has a positive effect as not being a step just. gave the test participants 510 or 20 micrograms of l.s.d. . he wanted to determine the short term effects that the various doses would have. so far he believes that small amounts pose no serious risks. in general psychedelics are relatively harmless in the sense that do not produce any toxic effects on physiological parameters or else health outcomes so in that respect they are really say. but at the same time. look at the plays around with your mind and that's where the potential risks can be found but this is particularly true for when people use high doses. to.

signal being mad and it just born in. the participants were given either l.s.d. or a placebo and were then tested over a 24 hour period dramas and his team showed how the micro doses affected the subjects mood creativity concentration and general sensitivity. to smallest dose produced no effects. but the researchers noticed a change at 10 micrograms. but this a burns are reported as small increase in their mood support a particularly positive mood. even though this increase was not a very big. as you would not expect also for a micro dose it was very consistent hunted occur it's directly off the intake of the my kudo's and at last so it's for as long as the drug is actually active so for a number of for about 10 hours or so. the study found that the micro dose helped

the participants to concentrate better but it did not make them more creative. these results are only preliminary in further research will be required. also run across once to find out how micro dosing would affect test subjects over a period of several weeks. but he advises that the results will probably show than my current osing is not a miracle cure as some have claimed. to expect out of my could always sell to convert your into an x. a nobel prize winner michael dos is not one of those and the changes that it produces by definition will be mild so a person that was not created from the become creative. but some micro do cers are not interested in improving their performance productivity or creativity. they use l.s.d. to treat depression. union is studying for his doctorate degree in chemistry.

this. union has battled severe depression for 7 years. when at least the british much on l.s.d. i probably wouldn't be here right now fortunes are nuts and astrology saved my life . and i fell for it so that helps to our store my sense of home. after 4 or 5 years of despair your friend from expose you could. tried everything to combat his depression including psychotherapy alternative medicine hypnosis and antidepressants. but nothing.

and he was desperate to find a solution. doesn't simpson write a sentence and does only 17 was the worst for him because me off i thought seriously several times about suicide. and just giving up this eternal struggle i'm fine for. i gave him once as i asked myself what i was getting out of life stuff and and the answer was nothing in finished also for it. and then yulian discovered psychedelics some friends in the netherlands introduced him to truffles laced with l.s.d. . and for the 1st time in years he felt better. later he found that micro dosing helped to relieve his depression symptoms and their fossils nicholas force making it hard to log out i've gone through some really tough times since but i miss him a lot so when there were days when i didn't even get out of bed i had no motivation

at all just like riddles but micro dosing gave me a new home game it showed me that life really was worth living and helped me to start enjoying things again. mature game as and when i was much more aware of my surroundings and i was able to get in touch with that minus in concert. yulian spoke to his psychologist about micro dosing but she couldn't prescribe l.s.d. therapy because the drug is illegal in germany. in switzerland where else do you was discovered 80 years ago scientists are studying whether the drug can be used effectively to treat depression. at the psychiatric university hospital in zurich researchers are studying the effects that this drug has on the human body. test participants are given a full dose of l.s.d. not a micro dose and the medical staff monitors their reactions. they found

that the drug changes more than sensory perceptions. and we've observed changes in mood emotional perception and self perception. the participants have more empathy and they also experience less social anxiety that is they don't feel like they're being ostracised for an hour and then lost in some bias. after the test subjects in just a dose of l.s.d. they undergo an m.r.i. brain scan analysis of these scans indicates that the drug changes communication patterns among various regions of the brain including activity and networking in areas where such exchanges really take place. seems to affect the way we think and our emotions and self perceptions. and the results indicate for example that these drugs can be used to treat depression. many people

who suffer from mental disorders simply withdraw from society in some bias it's essential to bring them back into a social environment. and we hope that psychedelic drugs can help in that process at us and i still feel. the concept of using l.s.d. to help treat mental illness be. not new but these days the idea is getting a lot of attention from researchers. the train prowler and psychiatrist friends full inviter are now studying how hallucinogens particularly cilla side than could be used to treat depression in. the high devices that was where you can only have learned something new called that cycle of memory studies indicate one or 2 doses of so can live through a period of 3 to 6 months to reduce depression symptoms that i p 6 more not depressed if a simple method to see you. in

a recent study 60 patients who suffer from intermediate level depression took part in a study on the effects of civil side and. 30 test subjects were actually given the drug the other's a placebo their reactions were constantly monitored by a therapist in case the suicide been brought back traumatic memories. the participants were asleep mask and listen to relaxing music to help them concentrate on the experience. the awful it is just the substantial and we hope that this will help the patients to escape at least for a while this downward spiral of emotions and negative self assessment common that looks we can help to reduce their depression incidents as over the long term even today i'm told my life with the outs with. this would be a major step forward in depression therapy it's only 7 sessions are involved 3 for preliminary discussions one for the actual ingestion of the drug and 3 for d.

briefing. and the results seem promising. i need a cavity a chromed up to one of the main effects of psychedelics is that the lure of one's perception of the external environment from that stuff and there is a loss of the sense of self that's the end of inhibitions and this allows people to interact more effectively with other and of course it all depends on the dosage. but the researchers warn that it could be dangerous for people to take a full dose of cilla side dinner l.s.d. without proper preparation and medical supervision. is proust and this treatment is complicated and it involves therapy before and after the drug is taken up with these new stations have to go through the entire process mother wise i'll just have a single pleasant experience that will mean little and have a participant sess. but yulian did not have access to this kind of therapy

so he decided to treat his depression symptoms with l.s.d. without medical supervision lets. his girlfriend has been with him through good times and bad she has doubts about whether micro dosing will help long term. stick by. i have to trust him when he says that he knows what he's doing. but he's been suffering from serious depression and it's often got out of hand. so still worried about himself in 5 minutes my friends and i also see that the drugs seem to help him he feels better now and i've really missed seeing him happy. has now stopped micro dosing. he feels better today than at any time since his symptoms 1st appeared. he's glad that he used psychedelics but he also realizes that he was taking a risk this. isn't just these drugs have

a huge potential about this but they can also be dangerous so they're not for everyone. by vitamin human i wouldn't recommend self medicating with l.s.d. for everybody this is. i really prepared myself before i started using guard. and medical experts point out the taking l.s.d. without proper supervision can make existing psychological problems even worse. is in my care dissing can be a real problem if people do it on the stack but at this point we don't know enough about the effects to be able to properly assess the risks and the if it is up as he said he strongly advised against people using psychedelic drugs to treat themselves assman him feel that. as we've said l.s.d. and cilla sidemen are still illegal in most countries but a number of alternative therapists have been experimenting with these another

hallucinogens anyway. in 2015 in the town of 100 low near hamburg nearly 30 people were hospitalized after they ingested a drug called to see which is similar to l.s.d. . they had been attending a seminar on how to expand their consciousness and were given the drug by the therapist who organized the event even. though. these substances have a dark side of i there's always the potential for abuse in such bad what's more you don't know where these drugs came from wise because they're made oh my advice or how much you're taking the bus and just about for them the therapists often have no idea either and this is off the i mean by that. but some medical experts believe that l.s.d. could be used in certain kinds of therapy. the topic was discussed at the recent conference in berlin one of their participants dr gary plans to launch

a clinical study on the possible therapeutic use of hallucinogens. sides and definitive it's definitely time to re-evaluate the status of psychedelics with if people use substances that are by. logically pure administered in specific doses by experienced therapists and are given appropriate preparation and follow up before we can substantially reduce the risk. of the dissolution on. one of those who believes that l.s.d. can play a role in medical treatment is the berlin based researcher henry q. he heads an organization that promotes the study of psychedelic drugs. and this deal took to the to be you know for now the medical benefits are limited to the treatment of depression and anxiety from that post from the preliminary data suggests these drugs could also be used to treat post-traumatic stress disorder and alcoholism and . this light machine can mimic the effects of psychedelic drugs

some who have used it report that the experience enhanced is their sense of well being. for decades of research into l.s.d. was ridiculed but now that's changing. says that it's time for government regulators and ethics committees to take a 2nd look at the drug. investigation at last. that are supposed to be one of their trucks hope based on the trucks and actually how can we how can we respond to these at the set of these hopes by showing people if they work. one person convinced that l.s.t. works is in the audience. yulian has traveled to berlin to attend the conference and share his experiences with the experts. this is all from mr you let's go in

full this is the 1st time that i've had the chance to meet people who are actually doing research in this field of my india displeases i'm really looking forward to learning from them. and getting home. the goal is to regulate l.s.d. for therapeutic purposes but some here believe it should be legalized so anyone can take a trip. but most of the some on the inside it's a lot of people are looking for a new spiritual experience for whatever reason i was and they shouldn't have to go to a sham and force self-proclaimed clara says to get their drugs or they think of you i believe that we should take l.s.d. off the illegal underground market and provide a safe and professional environment for those who want to use it for self exploration of your steps exploits are one of them could. demand for chemically induced self exploration is nothing new and the netherlands is one of the few countries where it can be indulged in publicly truffles laced with cilla sidemen

are legal and sold openly. so the effects of cilla sidemen are similar to those of l.s.d. . this is the synthesis retreat near amsterdam a privately run facility that gives its customers the opportunity to experiment with psychedelic drugs in a medically supervised environment. keith is a 49 year old doctor from the us this is his 2nd stay here. i want to reconnect with my younger self that that person who was not jaded by life who was not guarded by disappointment who had not adapted to the circumstances in a way that it changed the underlying person which i felt my life had done so the difference between so you know is many of these people are going to try psychedelic drugs for the 1st time. the staff provides an extensive preparation program.

we want to create this safe space and container. that will allow you to surrender fully into the experience so that you can go as deeply as possible to the experience trust in the truffles but they know exactly what you need and they're going to help you have the experience that you're supposed to have. most of the clients come from europe and the u.s. . 3 days day cost about 2000 euros. the company's director of business development miles katz explains the renewed interest in the use of psychedelic drugs we live in a world that's like highly. digitalize and so we're always looking at screens and you know our our societal norms for work life balance aren't really healthy and so people really feel themselves going through the motions of things but not really living a fulfilling life or to their full potential or really feeling connected to anything at all and that's often one of the most powerful outcomes from these experiences

for people just feel this immense sense of connection to themselves again and the natural world to the other people in the group that they share these experiences with. we weren't allowed to film the clients actually experiencing a psychedelic trip but we did watch the staff prepare the drugs. after the clients have consumed a still aside and truffle they lie down and wait for the hallucinogen to take effect an average experience lasts up to 8 hours a nurse is present at all times but not a qualified drug therapist. the next day keith tells us how it went he saw no bright colors or mythical creatures but he did encounter his younger self. by he started walking down this hallway and i feel this i mean i cried because i always do with a stick a big. i feel that as he had grown. that's it's my

younger self that's the that's the very person i saw when i looked the mirror as a child. you said o'keeffe i've been looking for you the whole time right where if you've been. the shift between. me being a responsible adult trying to make this connection for my own health and then seeing what to my mind was absolutely me looking up to be it say i've been looking for you this whole time it was just so profound. staff members later interview the clients about their experience. miles katz says that synthesis has developed a profitable business model and the company hopes to expend it. looking out 2030 years in the future as legislation change maybe every major city will have one or 2 synthesis type centers where people are going on a regular basis maybe every 6 months or every 12 months to go have these

experiences where they can kind of reconnect research. check in with themselves. catch has helped to develop one of the world's 1st facilities where psychedelic drugs can be consumed legally and safely. the german micro dozers we spoke to earlier say that l.s.d. has become part of their daily lives. iatse should illegal as it definitely has my consciousness has been liberated and i won't let anyone take that away from me and others should have that freedom as well such as theirs to fight just because i'm. going to them i don't really care what people say these drugs help me ones who the big question is what will happen if i don't take them says when you just need.

the frenchman alkie i don't have like needs to be informed of the benefits of these drugs and they need to be legalized so everyone can choose whether they want to take them as modern. men know has experimented with l.s.d. in both large and small doses. so far he's pleased with the results. you get some good ones i'm doing fine of this and it's a good feeling a little positively but there's also been times in my life when i wasn't doing so well it was enormous i hadn't discovered microtones and yet and now i'm grateful that i have dogless more stamp of. benno says he's not addicted to the drugs and can stop at any time. so why doesn't he because we should just simply notice too that when i use them i feel better you know there's a script i'm sure it's possible to experience the same journey that you take on

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