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 thats thats my younger self its the very person i saw when i looked at the mirror as a child and he said okeefe ive 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 skidoo includes you dont know where these drugs came from what theyre made of or how much youre taking the bus and thats 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 thats a pleasant microtones circles which. Weve agreed not to use the mans 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. Thats not the sort of trip hes 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 im 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 hes confident that he wont 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. Thats not what i want but i wouldnt 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 youre having a great day just before. Well talk to ben or later to find out how hes doing. For this film we interviewed several other people who micro dose they all know that using l. S. D. Is illegal. Thats why weve agreed not to show their faces. By this disaster amounts as would be id 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 im expected to do a lot of work and so it really helps me to focus closer to that one of michaels on a micro dose i feel like im switched on the whole day im 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 drugs 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 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 with you i dont feel high at all i hardly notice the effects. Just but its just kind of there but its 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. Youre a laxness and you can still ignore the stress of everyday life. Then i 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 and thats often he for example when im in a new situation was good and im afraid i cant 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 its 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 its viewed as an insiders tip 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 wellbeing. I think one of the shes yet to educate people about what the benefits and the potential risks of not only my cosyn but definitely set about. More than anything im 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 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 places. So one question i want to start with as little everyone here done psychedelics. That. Boston 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. 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 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 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 wont 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. Hes not too concerned about administering an exact amount. When i might produce enough 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 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 everythings a little bit high in more sensitive to like everything thats 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 ive chosen to use happen to be highly illegal. And yet thats 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 whos 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 were doing ready for ready this tour with ready my producers 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 its difficult but really 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 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 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 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 sixtys wanted to create a counterculture they wanted to create something that was opposite of mainstream culture were 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 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 cycle. Alex. 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 could 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 micra dosing seems to increase the bodys Natural Healing capacity. To german micro dozers we interviewed would agree with that assessment. Johansson time. On some days i feel like ive been given a superpowered which is this because im fine its 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 wouldnt normally have sensed my minds exposed and had just. Given to Michele Bachmann who when im at work it definitely helps me to concentrate im 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 thats 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 im 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. Hes 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 thats 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 its 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 im 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 wouldnt 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 its 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 youll 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 ive gone through some really tough times since but i know this is for lots of when there were days when i didnt 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 couldnt 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 staf