Can Psychedelics Make You Less Depressed? | The War on Drugs

Going on a shroom, DMT or acid trip may not sound like a conventional therapy session, but there’s a psychedelic revolution going on in the world of mental health treatment. Illegal drugs previously associated with hippies and raves are now being used to treat PTSD, depression, anxiety, addiction and obsessive disorders. This is the story of how incredible new research is bringing the therapeutic benefits of magic mushrooms, LSD, MDMA and DMT to light – and how the War on Drugs has needlessly held this research back for 50 years. In War On Drugs, we examine the social implications of prohibition worldwide. Any attempt to shut down the trade in drugs such as heroin, cocaine, ecstasy, ketamine or weed invariably sets off a chain of events that just makes things worse, leaving a trail of death, illness, violence, slavery, addiction, crime and inequality across the globe. Everyone loses – except, in a weird kind of way, the drugs themselves. Watch more from this series: How America Got Hooked on Opioids | The War on Drugs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJc-YI7OWfY Debunking Crystal Meth Myths | The War on Drugs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-VkWkPs1aw The War on Drugs is Racist to the Core | The War on Drugs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xf5qFIpJ2sk Ketamine: The Next Big Antidepressant https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfmPu8l24wY ‘Spice’ is Britain’s Most Dangerous Drug https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L62rHDJFAkg The Great MDMA Drought and Its Deadly Consequences https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUNvLPNLxSw Why Portugal Decriminalized All Drugs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dU5yiKBqCk Mephedrone: The Drug That Changed Dealing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvxZyMyc7go&list=UUn8zNIfYAQNdrFRrr8oibKw Is the Netherlands Turning Into a Narco-State? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ig5uP2R_9bg&list=PLDbSvEZka6GGanXjSfH1bQNVheppFQWWo&index=4 How America Got Hooked on Opioids https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJc-YI7OWfY&list=PLDbSvEZka6GGanXjSfH1bQNVheppFQWWo&index=9 Click here to subscribe to VICE: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE About VICE: The Definitive Guide To Enlightening Information. From every corner of the planet, our immersive, caustic, ground-breaking and often bizarre stories have changed the way people think about culture, crime, art, parties, fashion, protest, the internet and other subjects that don't even have names yet. Browse the growing library and discover corners of the world you never knew existed. Welcome to VICE. Connect with VICE: Check out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/VICE-Videos Videos, daily editorial and more: http://vice.com More videos from the VICE network: https://www.fb.com/vicevideo Click here to get the best of VICE daily: http://bit.ly/1SquZ6v Like VICE on Facebook: http://fb.com/vice Follow VICE on Twitter: http://twitter.com/vice Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/vice The VICE YouTube Network: VICE: https://www.youtube.com/VICE MUNCHIES: https://www.youtube.com/MUNCHIES VICE News: https://www.youtube.com/VICENews VICELAND: https://www.youtube.com/VICELANDTV Broadly: https://www.youtube.com/Broadly Noisey: https://www.youtube.com/Noisey Motherboard: https://www.youtube.com/MotherboardTV VICE Sports: https://www.youtube.com/NOC i-D: http://www.youtube.com/iDmagazine Waypoint: https://www.youtube.com/WaypointVICE