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 to feel a little bit lighter you feel a little bit more open you have a little bit more energy to have a little 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 said mr mundy im going to talk. Until i believe that l. S. D. Saved my life it gave me hope again from. 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 its this my younger self thats the thats the very person i saw when i looked in the mirror as a child and he said okeefe ive been looking for you those hold some really weird. But the use of psychedelic substances can also end in tragedy. For a number of different reasons. The steve do includes you dont know where these drugs came from what theyre made of or how much youre taking them but isnt just about for 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. Most solicitors are listed as i put in 2 drops of liquid l. S. D. But often for. 12 micrograms per tube so if we call them poor thats a pleasant microtones circles and. Weve agreed not to use the mans real name well call him benno. In higher doses l. S. D. Can cause hallucinations. But then 0 is using just 12 micrograms per cube a fraction of the amount that some people use to get high for several hours. Thats not the sort of trip hes looking for menno says that a micro dose of l. S. D. Will produce an enjoyable experience. Of this but i feel more awake my mind is clearer and more focused and my overall performance improves moments 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. Hes confident that he wont become addicted. To mice nor doing to our parents and most people who end up hooked are looking for an escape they want to feel numb to get a euphoric high for a while. Thats not what i want to but i wouldnt get in any way with such a small dose and solace for them than 0. After 3 quarters of an hour sometimes up to 2 hours then you experience is a change in his consciousness. Most of whom you start feeling really good more like yourselves but you feel rested and motivated off like youre having a great day this would not harm. Well talk to ben or later to find out how hes doing. For this film we interviewed several other people who micro dos they all know that using l. S. D. Is illegal. Thats why weve agreed not to show their faces. By this as 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 yes back on simply. As a family is an absolute assurance when it was a groundbreaking experience and a turning point in my life is margaret more me micro dosing is like taking medicine if you can follow me to see. This movie she has also just out of got spun on days when im expected to do a lot of work as you know it really helps me to focus wasnt that one of michaels on a micro dose i feel like im switched on the whole day im getting snips. L. S. T. 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 19th 43. 00 holes one tested a high dose of 250. 00 micrograms and experienced the 1st l. S. D. Trip into. Later the Pharmaceutical Company sandoz whose 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. D. Found its way from the lever touring to the street. The german news Program Reported on the drugs rise in 1966. On a few anyone who takes his lead becomes intoxicated and you never see life the same way again. Benno certainly doesnt feel intoxicated right now hes 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 from 0 i dont feel high at all i hardly notice the effects. Yes but its just kind of there but its a good feelings and through a drive in the. Mountains with some flooded sort of like the way you feel when you come back from vacation or. Youre relaxed and you can still ignore the stress of everyday life. Then i was started micro dosing 5 years ago his goal selfrealization 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 hes stressed out. Most of the drugs in his opening for example when im in a new situation and im afraid i cant handle it. Helps me to concentrate on i feel better and. More confidence field of them most of us to those who told me. But its a fine line between personal optimization 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 its viewed as an insiders chip to enhance performance and creativity. Paul austin has become something of a micro dosing guru. Hes the founder and c. E. O. Of an organization that advocates the use of psychedelics as a means of personal development and collective well being why. I think im one of the shes yet to educate people about the benefits and the potential risks of not only microswitch on the right side about this. More than anything im 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 theyre at and just help guide them further along in terms of you know what they need to learn about these substances. Bostons 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 who want to learn more and want to be part of something its very rare that youll have someone who comes to these events who is anti psychedelics or anti by courtesy so that energy here is like its myself because its usually very positive and supportive and like opening curious. And thats just refreshing compared to most. People most voices. So one question i want to start with as little everyone here done psychedelics. Austin doesnt 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. Its 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 ive been 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 tech executives in new york to people who are retired who you know theyve on farms in new zealand you literally have people from all walks of life were becoming interested in this its not just limited to tech executives in Silicon Valley who are my couldnt see where that list. Is convinced that legal restrictions on the sale and possession of l. S. D. In the u. S. Will eventually be lifted he wont have to worry about being arrested when he uses the. Austin has soaked a small shred of cardboard with the liquid micro dose of the drug. Hes not too concerned about administering an exact amount. When i my producing are i dont worry about that as much because ive been doing acid now for 9 years and so i tend to have a pretty good its a little bit to last for a little bit to marge i can handle word and kind of go with it or just go with the flow. The effects of the drug with this amount are mild but pleasant. Feel good do feel happy like euphoric i feel. Just my sense of touch my sense of smell everythings a little bit high in more sensitive to like everything thats going on around me. I feel great the 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 ive chosen to use happen to be highly illegal. And yet thats a key word theyre not yet accepted culturally but they will be very soon and i just happen to be one of the pioneers whos talking about this in a more public way d 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. I want to welcome you to the 1st video that were doing for ready my p. C. Or so nearly your ready 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 its difficult because what hes in a legal gray area. Thing with the 3rd wave is you know we dont sell drugs we only sell information so were 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 were 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 for coauthor of my credo see which is more of the using that embarrassing i would say that i rediscovered by criticizing 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 of. 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 1960 San Francisco became the epicenter of the kind of cultural movement. The use of Illegal Drugs when. White spirit 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 sixtys wanted to create a counterculture they wanted to create something that was opposite of mainstream culture were us 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. Pardo says are different world and are scary and take preparation and take a full day out of your busy life micros thing is something that you do as part of your life it doesnt interfere it actually in your improves your normal behavior. But there is no conclusive Clinical Evidence to support fatimas claims he recommends that a micro dose should be taken only once every 3 days so that the body doesnt 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 youre thinking of it as a pharmaceutical because how can something both be interesting for migraines for depression and change peoples eating habits so they eat healthier that makes no sense at all. From a pharmaceutical point of view so what were seeing is micro saying seems to increase the bodys Natural Healing capacity. The german micro dozers we interviewed would agree with that assessment. Johansson time on some days i feel like ive been given a super power because im fine its like a small tool that gives you huge energy a light as a food i didnt. Know use me creative insights and abilities that i wouldnt normally have sensed my thoughts. Given to much but all but when im at work it definitely helps me to concentrate im wide awake and more focused and concentrate on. The good as c. N. N. Is likely to say allows me to focus more quickly and ignore all the stuff thats not important to me it really helps me to concentrate is have met at a concert thats the one these niggas. This is a guns klein a fine and it gives me a very subtle sense of relaxation come on doors michael micro dosing allows me to get in touch with myself my body and my feelings im compromising for. What is there Scientific Evidence to support such claims or 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 to make errors a professor of psychopharmacology. If hes 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 were back. Just being presented with. 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 established. As gave the test participants 510. 00 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. Plays around with your mind and thats where the potential risks can be found but this is particularly true for when people use high dose years. Itll be a man and he was 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. This most those produced no effects. But there were searchers 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 i know to curts directly off the intake of them i could always and not last to it 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 them like reducing is not a miracle cure as some have claimed. To expect got them i could always sell to convert your into the next 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 is not created from the become creative. But some micro doses 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 french on l. S. D. I probably wouldnt be here right now veterans 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 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. Doesnt simpson write a sentence about 2017 was the worst for him because me i thought seriously several times about suicide. And just giving up this eternal struggle and for. So i gave in and says i asked myself what i was getting out of life and death and and the answer was nothing infamous 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 in their fossils making false mcclish cataloged ive gone through some really tough times since but i knew this was for lots of it and there were days when i didnt even get out of bed i had no motivation at all doesnt like but micro dosing gave me a new home game it showed me that life really was worth living and help 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 and closer. Yulian spoke to his psychologist about micro dosing but she couldnt 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 weve observed changes in mood Emotional Perception and self perception. The participants have more empathy and means they also experience less social anxiety that is they do