Had someone recently tell me that "the only published RCT on LSD showed that it CURES 60% of participants". I was interested
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This claim is specifically for PTSD. That's because the advocacy organisation has so far only done a study looking at PTSD
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To sum up, it's an 11-person RCT looking at efficacy of LSD/psychotherapy against just psychotherapy
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First problem: the "control" isn't actually NO LSD, it's LESS LSD - the control group gets a 1/10th dose. That's an issue
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But the biggest issue of the claim that LSD "cures" anything at all is herepic.twitter.com/KDR6o0U8jx
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The effect size was~1. This study only included people with a score ABOVE 40. That means the average reduction was MAXIMUM 2.5%
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There are innumerable other problems with the study. Overall, it's proof of nothing much
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