Great piece, Pat. Well told. The part about the energy of the sand entering you through your toes is beautiful.
Never had a mushrooms experience but have followed scientific developments closely. I heard a science webinar this week saying psylocibin assisted therapies would cost approximately GB£8000 per person per year, which seemed strangely high.
That seems incredibly pricey. A "heroic dose", which is often used in therapy sessions, of psilocybin is around 5 grams. The max cost on the street is $100, so the remaining cost must becoming from the therapists/facility overhead. It is my understanding that there are not enough "psychedelic assisted therapist" certified to match the demand for such therapies.
Yes, it seems that way. Unfortunately, as I've read the book "Sick Money", I understand that unlike many other technologies where prices typically fall to the marginal cost of production, drug therapies have a habit of going up in price rather than down over time. This is often put down to "regulation", "compliance" and "research and development", but call me crazy for throwing the word "profiteering" into the mix too. (Long family and personal history with major depression, so this is a hobby-horse for me!)
Sad but true. Our healthcare system is not optimized for patient health. It is optimized for profit. One promising part of psychedelic therapy is that so much progress can be made with just a single dose, unlike traditional SSRI's which need to be taken every day (so the cash rolling in). Psychedelics experiences are so powerful, that they are actually anti-addictive, which goes against traditional big pharma business models.
Great piece, Pat. Well told. The part about the energy of the sand entering you through your toes is beautiful.
Never had a mushrooms experience but have followed scientific developments closely. I heard a science webinar this week saying psylocibin assisted therapies would cost approximately GB£8000 per person per year, which seemed strangely high.
Thanks Shane!
That seems incredibly pricey. A "heroic dose", which is often used in therapy sessions, of psilocybin is around 5 grams. The max cost on the street is $100, so the remaining cost must becoming from the therapists/facility overhead. It is my understanding that there are not enough "psychedelic assisted therapist" certified to match the demand for such therapies.
Yes, it seems that way. Unfortunately, as I've read the book "Sick Money", I understand that unlike many other technologies where prices typically fall to the marginal cost of production, drug therapies have a habit of going up in price rather than down over time. This is often put down to "regulation", "compliance" and "research and development", but call me crazy for throwing the word "profiteering" into the mix too. (Long family and personal history with major depression, so this is a hobby-horse for me!)
Sad but true. Our healthcare system is not optimized for patient health. It is optimized for profit. One promising part of psychedelic therapy is that so much progress can be made with just a single dose, unlike traditional SSRI's which need to be taken every day (so the cash rolling in). Psychedelics experiences are so powerful, that they are actually anti-addictive, which goes against traditional big pharma business models.