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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 a little bit happier you feel a little bit lighter you feel a little bit more open. you have a little bit more energy more collagen leave like on top of things. l.s.d. has helped some people to deal effectively with psychological problems. which ones are not soliciting monday. and for 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.

by your good self it's the that's the very person i saw when i looked at the mirror as a child and he said o'keefe looking for you this whole comedy weird. but the use of psychedelic substances can also end in tragedy. for a number of different reasons. steve do includes you don't know where these drugs came from what they're made of or how much you're taking the advice and the threw up for. the be diabolical drug miracle cure or is it simply a matter of dosage one. in a kitchen somewhere in berlin this young man is preparing ice cubes that are laced with l.s.d. . the susan is a listed as and i put in 2 drops of liquid l.s.d. . 12 micrograms per tube

so let me call them poor that's a pleasant microtones circles and. we've agreed not to use the man's real name we'll call him bynoe. 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 men or says that a micro dose of l.s.d. will produce an enjoyable experience. others put on i feel more awake my mind is clearer and more focused and my overall performance improves homes simpleton for enough. to know 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 use 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. the most nor the doing droppings and most people who end up hold 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 to but i wouldn't get it anyway with such a small dose and solace for them to. after 3 quarters of an hour sometimes up to 2 hours then a experiences a change in his consciousness. mexico do you start feeling really good more like yourselves but you feel rested and motivational like you're having a great day. we'll talk to ben or 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 as much as would be to have the hardest time i tried it i know just a very subtle effect after half an hour that things were a little more intense and that was my focus back and simply had to. sit for me is an absolute assurance and it was a ground breaking experience in my mind and a turning point in my life is margaret do more me micro dosing is like taking medicine if you can follow me to see. this book is yours also the state of god's was on the on days when i'm expected to do a lot of work it really helps me to focus wasn't that one of michael's on a micro dose i feel like i'm switched on the whole day i don't get confused.

l.s.d. was created in 1938 by albert hoffman a swiss scientist who was trying to develop a respiratory. and circulatory stimulant. both man 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 19th $43.00 when tested a high dose of $250.00 micrograms and experienced the 1st l.s.d. trip in history. later the pharmaceutical company sandoz his employer marketed the drug under the trade name della sued and claimed it could successfully treat a number of psychiatric problems.

in the 1960 s. the l.s.t. found its way from the laboratory to the streets. a german news program reported on the drugs rise in 1986. to do it on a few anyone who takes his lead becomes intoxicated and you'll never see life the same way again. benno 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. most of those you grow up with i don't feel high at all i hardly notice the effects. yes but it's just kind of there something but it's a good feelings and through drive in the. mountains with some flood it's sort of like the way you feel when you come back from vacation or. you're relaxed and you

can still ignore the stress of everyday life. benno 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. pushed a little swimmers off the need for example when i'm in a new situation was good and i'm afraid i can't handle l.s.d. helps me to concentrate i feel better and have more confidence. in those photos. but it's a fine line between personal optimisation and loss of control large doses of l.s.d. can cause paranoia anxiety and impaired judgment then no is unfazed.

micro dosing as a phenomenon originated in san francisco in silicon valley where it's viewed as an insider's tip 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. i think one of the sure yet to the to educate people about the benefits and the potential risks of not only micro subject in the words such as. more than anything i'm a teacher i teach people about my critters and i teach people generally about psychedelics and i like to like approach them in terms of where they're at and just help guide them further along in terms of you know what they need to learn about these substances. austin's organization is called the 3rd wave

a reference to the use of psychedelics over centuries. to be organizes seminars and online courses to educate people. well about the responsible use of these drugs they are. these events attract people who care and want to learn more new want to be part of something it's very rare that you'll 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 places. so one question i want to start with as little everyone here done psychedelics. austin doesn't need to win anyone over most are here to find out more about these

drugs and about micro dosing for us to show but he warns that buying l.s.d. in the us and many other western countries is illegal 1st. it's usually best practice not to try to get drugs that are about like this so although we have a psychedelic website we are putting out of 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 civil side in mushrooms has been decriminalized in several u.s. cities. more and more people seem to be trying these drugs. or 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 tactics zach it is in new york to people who are retired who you know they've 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 micro to sing with that list. asked him 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 uses it. 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 that's a little bit too less or a little bit too 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. too good to have euphoric i feel. just my sense of touch my sense of smell everything's a little bit high and 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 the paul 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 there not yet except to 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. austin is always on the lookout for new investors here is 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 this week might be to see of course if. your 'd instructor. 'd his goal is to legitimize the responsible use of psychedelic substances starting with my critters and. the best way to calibrate your dose level 'd is to start low and go slow so it's difficult but really 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 so we're just creating a space about people if they make that decision to do it we 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. i have to call the god a cop or a biker though thing which is more of the using that embarrassing i would say that i rediscovered by criticizing through more the stakes that wisdom but in discovering it i found something that people found generally safe and for many

people useful. for 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 and. micro dosing is far and away the most boring form of consuming psychedelics no visions no angels no being eaten by snakes though seeing all of your relatives for 15 generations and no becoming one with all humanity and with all matter and finding you are part of divinity none of that. in 1960 san francisco became the epicenter of the countercultural 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 and many had their 1st acid trip here.

the movement in the sixty's wanted to create a counterculture they wanted to create something that was opposite of mainstream culture whereas 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 and 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 take a full day out of your busy life my crypto thing is something that you do as part

of your life it doesn't interfere it actually in improves your normal behavior. but there is no conclusive clinical evidence just. 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 could 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 dozers we interviewed would agree with that assessment. joe i mentioned time. on some days i feel like i've been given a superpower this is one time it's like a small tool that gives you huge energy a light as a source of food i didn't. know it's me creative insights and abilities that i wouldn't normally have since my mind's exposed and it has. given to michele bachmann who when i'm at work it definitely helps me to concentrate i'm wide awake and more focused and concentrate on. me 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 these new.

just using guns kalina fine and it gives me a very subtle sense of relaxation come on doors mark with micro dosing allows me to get in touch with myself my bae. and my feeling is i'm compromised. 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 traveled to the netherlands to find out more. at the university of maastricht we need your harness trauma care is a professor of psychopharmacology. he's conducting one of the 1st lead based studies on micro dosing i would think your book nobody has actually been able to assess whether this claim is true or false right now we're projects being presented with a case reports of individuals that support the claim but object of evidence

of where or such a time it goes because it really is a tie and it goes really has a positive effect as not being a status. 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 they do not produce any toxic effects on physiological parameters or als health so in that respect they are really safe the. but at the same time. the plays around with their mind and that's where the potential risks can be found but this is particularly true for when people use high dose years to.

signal be a man and just born in. the participants were given either l.s.d. or a placebo and were then tested over a 24 hour period. because in his team showed how the micro doses affected the subjects mood creativity concentration and general sensitivity. this smallest dose produced no effects. but the researchers noticed a change at 10 micrograms. but disciplines are reported as small increases and there are more it's a part of particularly positive moods. 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 micros and at last for as long as the drug is actually active so for a number of. hours or so. the study found that the micro dose helped different

disciplines to concentrate better but it did not make them more creative. these results are only preliminary in further research will be required. also run occurs 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. context facts that i'm i could always sell to convert your into a maxim 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 does not create a film not become creative. but some micro dozers are not interested in improving their performance productivity or creativity. they use l.s.d. to treat depression. you leon is studying for his doctorate degree in chemistry.

this. union has battled severe depression for 7 years. one at least the british much on l.s.d. i probably wouldn't be here right now as and astrology saved my life. and i feel as if it helps to our store my sense of hopelessness. after 4 or 5 years of despair you're from a few often i suppose you could. tried everything to combat his depression including psychotherapy alternative medicine hypnosis and antidepressants. but nothing worked and he

was desperate to find a solution. dozens it's unlike us and it's about 2017 was the worst for him because i thought seriously several times about suicide. and just giving up this eternal struggle and from there so i gave him and says i asked myself what i was getting out of life and death and and the answer was nothing infamous also for it. then 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 father was nicholas for speaking to our god i've gone through some really tough times since but i know this was a lot so when there were days when i didn't even get out of bed i had no motivation

at all that's my current osing what micro dosing gave me new home game me that life really was worth living and help me to start enjoying things again. mature game even as a man i was much more aware of my surroundings and i was able to get in touch with that minus and conjure. up. 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. and to 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 ostracized for an hour and then lost in some biased view. after the test subjects in just a dose of l.s.d. 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 perception of. the results indicate for example that these drugs can be used to treat depression. many people

to suffer from mental disorders simply withdraw from society since and by 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. it's not new but these days the idea is getting a lot of attention from researchers. trained teller and psychiatry just funds fallen by there are now studying how hallucinogens particularly still aside and could be used to treat depression in. one high device is that it's fairly cannot we have learned something new called that cycle of an array studies indicate one or 2 doses of side and i can tell her with her it was 3 to 6 months should help to reduce depression symptoms that i b 61 ought to depress if is symptomatic it's. in

a recent study 60 patients who suffer from intermediate level depression took part in a study on the effects of suicide and. 30 test subjects were actually given the drug the others 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 often it is disease of times 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 os that works we can help to reduce their depression so that's what is over the long term even today presumes i'm told my life with the shots 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

debriefing. and the results seem promising. to carry out a chromed up to one of the main effects of psychedelics is a little bit lower ones perception of the external environment so it's tougher there is a loss of sensors and of inhibitions and this allows people to move on iraq more effectively without. 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 proud to know this treatment is complicated and it involves therapy before and after the drug is taken of deceased thanks have to go through the entire process while their wives will just have a single pleasant experience that will mean little and have a partition yes. but you did not have access to this kind of therapy

he decided to treat his depression symptoms with l.s.d. without medical supervision that's. his girlfriend has been with him through good times and bad she has doubts about whether micro dosing will help long term the fatah we stick by does advised us that too 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 i feel and so but i also see that the drugs seem to help him he feels better now and i've really missed seeing him happy. for housing. union has now stopped micro dosing. he feels better today than at any time since his symptoms 1st appeared. and he said he's glad that he used psychedelics but he also realizes that he was taking a risk. these drugs have

a huge potential about 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 supposed to help here. i really prepared myself before i started using guard. and medical experts point out that taking l.s.d. without proper supervision can make existing psychological problems even worse. is in my car dissing can be a real problem if people do it on their staff 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 opposite so we strongly advise against people using psychedelic drugs to treat themselves assman him feels that. as he said l.s.d. insula 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 and you know. you know. 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 because they're made of money by or how much you're taking the bus and that's about for them the therapists often have no idea either this is off. on men. but some medical experts believe that l.s.d. could be used in certain kinds of therapy. the topic was discussed at a recent conference in berlin one of their participants dr gary plans to launch

a clinical study on the possible therapeutic use of hallucinogens. sides a definitive it's definitely time to re-evaluate the status of psychedelics with if people use substances that are by. michael logically pure administered in specific doses by experienced therapists and are given appropriate preparation and follow up 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 go to the nonsmoker now the medical benefits are limited to the treatment of depression and anxiety that the preliminary data suggest 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've used it reported 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. effects taking. place because they are trucks out that are supposed to be watching their trucks hope based on their trucks and actually how can we how can we respond to these beliefs of these hopes by showing people if they work. one person convinced that l.s.d. 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 and it's not

until 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 disc is i'm really looking forward to learning from them. again. 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. we saw on the helps a lot of people are looking for a new spiritual experience for whatever reason and they shouldn't have to go to a sham and 4 self-proclaimed therapist to get their drugs on the stink of b.s. 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 so until they 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. 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 a wife 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 you know 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. . but 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 a work life balance are 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 do watch the staff prepare the drugs. after the clients have consumed a still a side and truffle they lie down and wait for the homeless an agent to take effect an average experience lasts up to 8 hours and nurses 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 we've started walking down this hallway and i feel this commit a crime because i always do with the big. i feel that he had grabbed.

but that's that's my younger self that's the that's the very person i saw when i looked in the mirror as a child and he said o'keefe i've been looking for you those hold on right where you been. the shift between. me being a responsible adults trying to make this connection for my own health and then seeing what to my mind was absolutely me looking up to be it's a i've been looking for you this whole time it was just so profound. staff members later interviewed the clients about their experience. miles katz says that synthesis has developed a profitable business model and the company hopes to expand 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 fencing flee. the german micro dozers we spoke to earlier say that l.s.d. has become part of their daily lives. iatse should in a cause 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 used to fight it is because i'm certainly not. going to them so i don't really care what people say these drugs help me ones who the big question is just what will happen if i don't take them says finish this mission.

the internet 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 and that's not good and. then has experimented with l.s.d. in both large and small doses. so far he's pleased with the results. it's a good one i'm doing fine the 1st and it's a good feeling as it all falls in love but there also been times in my life when i wasn't doing so well it was in the news i hadn't discovered microtones and yet and now i'm grateful that i have a dog knows more stump of. benaud says he's not addicted to the drugs and could stop at any time. so why doesn't he have a test showed us i simply noticed that when i use them i feel better it is a script i'm sure it's possible to experience the same journey that you take on

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