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The largest randomized psychedelic trial in history happened in Brazil. Its strangest finding isn’t about ayahuasca at all.

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[–] bitteroldcoot@piefed.social 11 points 1 week ago

from the actual study:

"In contrast the only statistically significant effect we find for non-distressed individuals is a positive, but fleeting, effect on happiness (Figure 2C)."

Pages 17 and 18 of the original study.

https://mattjlowe.github.io/files/Francois%20Lowe%20Matavelli%20(18dec25)%20Psychedelics.pdf