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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 a little bit happier feel a little bit lighter you feel a little bit more open. a little bit more energy a little more calmly of like on top of things. l.s.d. has helped some people to deal effectively with psychological problems. which ones are nuts at least in my neighborhood to talk. i felt 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 as hip grab me. but that's that's my younger self it's the very person i saw when i looked at the mirror as a child and he said o'keefe i've been looking for you the whole tonight. but the use of psychedelic substances can also end in tragedy. for a number of different reasons. the ski-doo includes you don't know where these drugs came from what they're made of or how much you're taking the bus and that's about the. diabolical drug. 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. . boosts wilson is a listed as i put in 2 drops of liquid l.s.d. but often for. 12 micrograms per cubic foot we call them poor that's a pleasant microtones circles which. we've agreed not to use the man's real name will 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. says that a micro dose of l.s.d. will produce an enjoyable experience. has been put behind i feel more awake my mind is clearer i'm more focused and my overall performance improves simpleton for another.

benno 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. to mice nor doing to our parents and most people who end up holding are looking for an escape from this they want to feel numb but to get a euphoric high for a while. that's not what i want but i wouldn't get in any way with such a small dose and solace for them than the route. after 3 quarters of an hour sometimes up to 2 hours then no experiences a change in his consciousness. met some of them you start feeling really good more like yourselves but you feel rested and motivational like you're having

a great day just before. we'll talk to ben or later to find out how he's doing. for this film we interviewed several other people who micro dose they all know that using l.s.d. is illegal. that's why we've agreed not to show their faces. by this disaster amounts as would be i'd have the hardest time i tried it i noticed a very subtle effect after half an hour things were a little more intense and that was my focus back once and. for me this is an absolute just listen it was a groundbreaking experience home 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 smoky as also the start of got spun on days when i'm expected to do

a lot of work and so it really helps me to focus closer to that one of michael's on a micro dose i feel like i'm switched on the whole day i'm get convinced. l.s.d. was created in 1938 by albert hoffman a swiss scientist who was trying to develop a respiratory and circulatory stimulant. of money work 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 1 19031 tested a high dose of $250.00 micrograms and experience the 1st l.s.d. trip in her. 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 using l.s.d. found its way from the laboratory to the streets. a german news program reported on the drug's rise in 1966. if you would on a few anyone who takes a lot of sleep becomes intoxicated and he 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. was with you i don't feel high at all i hardly notice the effects.

just but it's just kind of there but it's a good feelings and through a drive in the got a hold of. my hands with some flooded sort of like the way you feel when you come back from vacation. you're a laxness and you can still ignore the stress of everyday life. then i 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. most of the drugs and that's often he for example when i'm in a new situation was good and i'm afraid i can't handle it simply because l.s.d. helps me to concentrate on i feel better and. more confidence field of windows as we move through must move this football. but it's a fine line between personal optimization and loss of control large doses of l.s.d.

can cause paranoia and desire the end 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. paul 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 she's yet to educate people about what the benefits and the potential risks of not only my cosyn but definitely set about. more than anything i'm a teacher i teach people about my produce 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 these substances. austins 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 about the responsible use of these drugs they are. these events attract people who care and who want to look more and want to be part of something it's very rare that you'll have someone who comes to these events who is anti psychedelics or anti by courtesy 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. that.

boston 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 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 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 mike rogers in with a list. is convinced that legal restrictions on the sale and possession of l.s.d. in the u.s. will eventually be lifted and he won't have to worry about being arrested when he uses the. austin has soaked a small shred of cardboard with a 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

a little bit too much 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. enjoys walking around outside in the forest or at the seashore. the effects of the drug with this amount are mild but pleasant. to good 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 that 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 a 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 here is money from online courses which started $49.00 each and personalized coaching sessions. at just under $400.00 per half hour. the want to welcome you to the 1st video that we're doing ready for ready this tour with ready my producer's course of community your ready instructor. 'd his goal is to legitimize the responsible use of psychedelic substances starting with microchips. 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 godfather of my credo sic which is more of the using that embarrassing i would say that i rediscovered by 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 vision has no angels no being eaten by snakes no seeing all over. your relatives for 15 generations know becoming one with all humanity and with all matter and finding you were part of divinity none of that . in lived on $960.00 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. 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 we're asked today we want to integrate 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 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 cycle. alex. 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 micra dosing seems to increase the body's natural healing capacity. to german micro dozers we interviewed would agree with that assessment. johansson time. on some days i feel like i've been given a superpowered which is this because i'm fine it's like a small tool that gives you a huge energy a light as a source of food like to give. me creative insights and abilities that i wouldn't normally have sensed my mind's exposed and had just. 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. the good news c.n.n. is likely to say allows me to focus more quickly and ignore all the stuff that's

not important and who believe it really helps me to concentrate is have methods and that someone these new guard. this is a gums clyne of fine and it gives me a very subtle sense of relaxation come on doors michel micro dosing allows me to get in touch with myself my body and my feelings i'm counting on my new fear. what is there scientific evidence to support such claims or of these people simply imagining that a micro dose of l.s.d. improves their performance. we travel to the never. and to find out more. at the university of maastricht we need your highness' rama cares a professor of psychopharmacology. he's conducting one of the 1st lead based studies on micro dosing. nobody has actually been able to assess whether this

claim is true or false right now we are 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. in. 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 als health so in that respect they are really safe. but at the same time. look at the plays

around with our minds and that's where the potential risks can be found but this is particularly true for when people use high dose years to. mean the signal being mad and they just poured in some of 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. to smallest those produced no effects. but the researchers noticed a change 10 micrograms. disciplines 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

them i could always end up lost 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 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. the context docs that i'm i could always have convert your into an accent 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 creative will not 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. you leon is studying for his doctorate degree in chemistry. this. union has battled severe depression for 7 years. listy. much on l.s.d. i probably wouldn't be here right now veterans are nuts and astrology saved my life . and i for one so that helped to restore my sense of hope. after 4 or 5 years of despair your friend from suppose you could. try to everything to combat his depression including psychotherapy alternative

medicine hypnosis and antidepressants. but nothing. and he was desperate to find a solution. for dozens it's in a lot of students 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 else before that. then you'll be undiscovered 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 in their fossils because 1st make this hard rock i've gone through some really tough times since but i know this is for lots of when there were days when i didn't even get out of bed i had no motivation at all those microphones and what micro dosing gave me a new home on t.v. game show me that life really was worth living and help me to start enjoying things again. when it is your game as mine i was much more aware of my surroundings and i was able to get in touch with that minus and closer. 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 deal was discovered 80 years ago scientists are studying whether the drug can be used effectively to treat depression. and 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. of 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. after the test subjects in just a dose of l.s.d. thing 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 to 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. not new but these days the idea is getting a lot of attention from researchers. country prowler and psychiatry just funds fallen by there are now studying how hallucinogens particularly still aside and could be used to treat depression in. just one heart device is that was fairly can all we have learned something new called the toddler enter a studies indicate one or 2 doses of side and i can hear it or 3 for 6 months to

reduce depression shutters to 6 more not the depressed if it's an old marriage it's . been 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 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. they offer letters diseases 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 standards we can help to reduce their depression sets in as over the long term even today i'm told me life with the arts 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. i mean a cavity have combed 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 landed an admissions and this allows people to interact more effectively with others and of course it all depends on your dosage. this is still something unique. 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 not this treatment is complicated and it involves therapy before and after

the drug is taken about these things and have to go through the entire process mother wise they'll just have a single pleasant experience that will mean little and have a partition but it's s. but yulian did not have access to this kind of therapy he decided to treat his depression symptoms with l.s.d. without medical supervision. 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 my 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 i'm still worried about him from mine it's 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. for housing. has now stopped my grossing. 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. just as these drugs have a huge potential about what they can also be dangerous so they're not for everyone on this route of 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. my 1st visits. and medical experts point out the taking l.s.d. without proper supervision can make existing psychological problems even worse. is in my future 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 then it is up as he said we strongly advise against people using psychedelic drugs to treat themselves assman him feels fat. as we 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 even though you know. these substances have a dark side 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 oh my advice or how much you're taking the bus and just about for them the therapists often have no idea either this is off the dime it's 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 the participants dr gearhart grander plans to launch a clinical study on the possible therapeutic use of hallucinogens. sides a definitive cook 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 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 u.s. for now the medical benefits are limited to the treatment of depression and anxiety

. 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've used it reported that the experience enhanced as their sense of wellbeing. for decades of research into well as t. 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 at last because they are trucks out that are supposed to be watching their trucks help 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 what 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. if someone 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 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 to exploit hearts on what 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 silver sidemen are legal and sold openly. the effects of still aside been 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 wife had done so the

difference between you know so 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 suppose. most of the clients come from europe and the u.s. . 3 days day cost about 2000 euros. the company is 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 did watch the staff prepare the drugs. after the clients have consumed a cell aside and truffle they lie down and wait for the whole ocean agent to take effect an average experience less 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 we've started walking down this hallway and i feel this i mean i cried because i

always do with a stick a big. i feel as hip grab. but that's that's my younger self that's the that's the very person i saw when i looked at the mirror as a child and he said o'keefe i've been looking for you the whole time right where 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 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 for and safely. the german micro dozers we spoke to earlier say that l.s.d. has become part of their daily lives. such a delicate message 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 so i just used to fight just because i'm. going to something i don't really care what people say these drugs help me once who's the big question

is which is what will happen if i don't take them says when you just need. if we 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 motrin. then no one 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 of this 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 dogless more stump of. benno says he's not addicted to the drugs and could stop at any time. so why

doesn't he have a close we should also i simply noticed that when i use them i feel better you know those who have i'm sure it's possible to experience the same journey that you take on micro sing without using drugs one of the plans but it's quite possibly a harder road to travel. to me. entered the conflict zone with sarah kelly sweden's unique trust based approach to tackling the coronavirus pandemic rejecting the strict aloft downs imposed around the world but the policy as come under increasing criticism and pressure my guest this week is sweden's foreign minister and linda with

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