A cruel method of fighting alcoholism has been invented in the UK (2 photos)

No, it's not kombucha in a jar, it's much scarier.





There, local scientists suddenly came to the stunning conclusion that over the past 70 years, traditional methods of combating alcohol addiction have not really worked. And if they do work, then only on people who really want to quit drinking. According to harsh statistics, it turns out that alcoholics who have undergone treatment return to the bad habit in 50% of cases within 3 months, and about 60-70% within 3 years.

That is why researchers from University College London have proposed an alternative method of combating alcoholism - the use of the psychedelic drug DMT (dimethyltryptamine). They are confident that the powerful hallucinogen from Latin America will help overcome the craving for alcohol, not for nothing that local shamans used it in their signature drink ayahuasca. By the way, in its pure form, DMT is one of the most powerful psychoactive substances found in nature.



DMT is the active ingredient in ayahuasca (pictured), a hallucinogenic drink used by shamans in South America.

Now, having recruited a group of 120 alcoholic volunteers, scientists decided to find out whether the hallucinogen would change their behavior pattern. Some of the subjects are given the real drug, others are given a placebo. The experiment will last for 9 months, and then it will be clear whether it worked or not.