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Journal of Psychology and Cognition | Volume 4
May 13-14, 2019 | Prague, Czech Republic
Addiction Research and Therapy
2
nd
International Conference on
J Psychol Cognition, Volume 4
Treating dependence with Psychedelics
Zuzana Postránecká
Charles University, Czech Republic
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sychedelic research has been associated with the Czech
Republic since the early 19th century and, after a long
period of involuntary dormancy, it has recently gained new
opportunities to follow up on its roots and evolve. The
presentation will briefly describe the history of psychedelic
research in the Czech Republic, summarize the role of the UN
Drug Conventions, and discusse the Czech and international
legislation pertaining to psychedelics. The discussion focuses
on the dependence/abuse potential of classical psychedelics,
their medical use, and their safety in medical versus non-
medical environment. Despite the assertions of the UN
and occasional media disinformation about the dangers of
psychedelics, recent investigations have shown that classical
psychedelics are not addictive, show great promise in a
broad spectrum of medical uses including drug dependence
treatment and have been repeatedly proven to be safe in a
clinical setting. Finally, the authors suggest a procedure for the
preparation and implementation of controlled psychedelic
therapy in the Czech medical and legal system.
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