How much do psychedelics hurt the body?

[Jannes]

It’s not like it would stop me from taking them. If it takes a decade from my life but for that I get profound awakenings that’s very well worthed imo. But I am just curious how damaging they actually are for the body and if there are substances that are more damaging then others.

[Leo Gura]

No one knows. They may not be damaging at all if consumed properly.

Edited October 14, 2022 by Leo Gura

[Jannes]

11 minutes ago, Leo Gura said:

No one knows. They may not be damaging at all if consumed properly.

What do you mean by „consumed properly“?

[OBEler]

@Jannes consumed properly =dont Mix with other drugs which are not good combined/ make some breaks

[something_else]

I imagine that one of the bigger risks is that you often don't know what else you are taking alongside the intended drug.

If you do a lot of comprehensive testing (for wanted compound, and to make sure none of the more common harmful similar compounds are present) that would help a lot.

I can't really see how pure LSD or Psilocybin for example would hurt the body, but no one really knows and the body is a complex thing so you can't really take anyone's word for it. I mean, we thought smoking was safe and even healthy for hundreds of years.