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A psychedelic revival in Modern Medicine.

Hello again, I'm Mormon Olney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International,

a daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

The overuse and abuse of LSD magic mushrooms and other hallucinogens in the

countercultural 60s led to a federal ban signed by

Richard Nixon in 1970. Nobody says it's time to tune in, turn on, and drop out again, but

researchers around the country report that psychedelics have real medical benefits after all.

They've eased the anxiety of terminal cancer patients that helped suicidal veterans with PTSD

want to live again.

But the risk of adverse side effects

has medical authorities preaching caution

about continued experimentation.

Today's talking point, nightlife returns

to the streets of Baghdad.

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