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Thursday, August 1, 2019

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    Wednesday, July 31, 2019

    Omar Khayyam and being in the moment


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    Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.

    The thoughtful soul to solitude retires.

    Here with a Loaf of Bread beneath the Bough, A Flask of Wine, a Book of Verse - and Thou Beside me singing in the Wilderness - And Wilderness is Paradise enow.

    Ah, make the most of what we yet may spend, Before we too into the Dust descend; Dust into Dust, and under Dust to lie Sans Wine, sans Song, sans Singer, and — sans End!

    Come, fill the Cup, and in the fire of Spring Your Winter-garment of Repentance fling: The Bird of Time bas but a little way To flutter — and the Bird is on the Wing.

    Myself when young did eagerly frequent doctor and saint, and heard great argument about it and about: but evermore came out by the same door as in I went.

    There was the Door to which I found no key; There was the Veil through which I might not see.

    Drink! for you know not whence you came nor why: drink! for you know not why you go, nor where.

    The Worldly Hope men set their Hearts upon Turns Ashes — or it prospers; and anon, Like Snow upon the Desert's dusty Face, Lighting a little hour or two — is gone.

    When I want to understand what is happening today or try to decide what will happen tomorrow, I look back.

    Omar Khayyam




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    Cup, and in the fire of Spring Your Winter-garment of Repentance fling: The Bird of Time bas but a little way To flutter — and the Bird is on the Wing.

    Myself when young did eagerly frequent doctor and saint, and heard great argument about it and about: but evermore came out by the same door as in I went.

    There was the Door to which I found no key; There was the Veil through which I might not see.

    Drink! for you know not whence you came nor why: drink! for you know not why you go, nor where.

    The Worldly Hope men set their Hearts upon Turns Ashes — or it prospers; and anon, Like Snow upon the Desert's dusty Face, Lighting a little hour or two — is gone.

    When I want to understand what is happening today or try to decide what will happen tomorrow, I look back.

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    "You Gotta Move" is a song written by Fred McDowell and Rev. Gary Davis. Being a well-known song of McDowell's, covered by The Rolling Stones in their 1971 album Sticky Fingers. The album which included this song was recorded at McDowell's home in Como, Mississippi in 1964, and in Holy Springs, Mississippi and Berkeley, California in 1965. Personnel: Mississippi Fred McDowell (vocals, bottle-neck guitar); Eli Green (vocals, guitar); Annie McDowell (vocals). CD Release Date: November 30, 1993 Label: Arhoolie Records Lyrics: You got to move You got to move You got to move, child You got to move But when the Lord Gets ready You got to move (guitar) You may be high You may be low You may be rich, child You may be po' But when the Lord gets ready You've got to move (guitar) You see that woman That walk the street You see the policeman Out on his beat But when the Lord gets ready You got to move (guitar) You got to move You got to move You've got to move, child You've got to But when the Lord gets ready You got to move.


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    Monday, July 29, 2019

    T.V. and the Inebriated Audience


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    LSD helps to treat alcoholism

    Retrospective analysis shows hallucinogenic drug helped problem drinkers.



    An analysis of old studies suggests LSD may have a role to play in treating alcoholism.

    The powerful hallucinogen LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) has potential as a treatment for alcoholism, according to a retrospective analysis of studies published in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

    The study1, by neuroscientist Teri Krebs and clinical psychologist Pål-Ørjan Johansen of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, is the first-ever quantitative meta-analysis of LSD–alcoholism clinical trials. The researchers sifted through thousands of records to collect data from randomized, double-blind trials that compared one dose of LSD to a placebo.

    Of 536 participants in six trials, 59% of people receiving LSD reported lower levels of alcohol misuse, compared to 38% of people who received a placebo. “We were surprised that the effect was so clear and consistent,” says Krebs. She says that the problem with most studies done at that time was that there were too few participants, which limited statistical power. “But when you combine the data in a meta-analysis, we have more than 500 patients and there is definitely an effect,” she says. In general, the reported benefits lasted three to six months. Their findings are published today in the Journal of Psychopharmacology.

    Psychedelics were promoted by psychiatrists in the 1950s as having a range of medical uses — to treat conditions such as schizophrenia, for example — before political pressures in the United States and elsewhere largely ended the work. “Alcoholism was considered one of the most promising clinical applications for LSD,” says Johansen. Alcoholics Anonymous co-founder Bill Wilson is said to have espoused the benefits of LSD in the book Pass It On: The Story of Bill Wilson and How the AA Message Reached the World.

    In the last decade or so, however, a new generation of researchers have been interested in harnessing the therapeutic benefits of illicit drugs — such as 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA or ecstasy) for post-traumatic stress disorder, ayahuasca for drug and alcohol dependency, and psilocybin, the active ingredient in hallucinogenic mushrooms, for smoking cessation.

    The snow globe of perception?

    How psychedelics exert such effects, especially after a single dose, remains unclear. LSD and its chemical cousins share structural similarities with the neurotransmitter serotonin, which is linked to many aspects of mood, memory and pleasure. These psychedelics also bind the same receptor sites in the brain as serotonin, but there the similarity may end — studies have shown that the hallucinogens elicit chemical cascades different from other compounds that bind at the same receptor2. To complicate matters further, LSD also acts at other receptors3.

    For the moment, studying human behavioural responses rather than brain chemistry may be more helpful in understanding how the drugs work. Robin Carhart-Harris, a psychopharmacologist at Imperial College London who has researched how psilocybin could treat depression, says that psychedelics must work at both biological and psychological levels. “Psychedelics probably work in addiction by making the brain function more chaotically for a period — a bit like shaking up a snow globe — weakening reinforced brain connections and dynamics,” he says.

    Roland Griffiths, a behavioural biologist at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland, is investigating the influence of psilocybin on smoking cessation, and says that psychedelics sometimes give rise to distinctive, insightful experiences that can produce enduring positive changes in attitude, mood and behaviour.

    “This is impressive and important work,” says Matthew Johnson, a psychiatrist also at Johns Hopkins University who is now running a small trial looking at the effectiveness of psilocybin to treat nicotine addiction. “Although this meta-analysis does not replace the need to test the approach in new, well-designed and rigorous clinical trials, it puts some more muscle behind the interpretation that the older literature shows hints that psychedelic therapy might really help addiction.”

    However, Ken Checinski, a consultant addiction psychiatrist and independent researcher based in London, says that although the results are exciting, no pharmacological treatment should be seen as a magic bullet and that modern therapeutic techniques have improved. “The included LSD trials pre-date the use of psychological techniques such as motivational interviewing and cognitive behaviour therapy,” he says.
    Nature
    doi:10.1038/nature.2012.10200

    References

    1. Krebs, T. S. & Johansen, P-O. J. Psychopharmacol. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0269881112439253 (2012).
    2. González-Maeso, J. et al. J. Neurosci. 23, 88368843 (2003).
    3. Halberstadt, A. L. & Geyer, M. A. Neuropharmacology 61, 364381 (2011).








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    Sunday, July 28, 2019

    Shunning booze may improve women’s mental health: study



    Shunning booze may improve women’s mental health: study

    Winding down with some wine may not be so relaxing after all. 
    Researchers at the University of Hong Kong found that quitting alcohol completely may actually be more relaxing than a nightly glass of vino. 
    For the study, published this week in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, researchers examined the self-reported changes in physical and mental well-being amongst more than 10,000 men and women in Hong Kong and 31,000 in the US. However, the study only looked at moderate drinkers; those who self-reported as heavy drinkers were not included.
    Those who quit imbibing reported feeling more “calm and peaceful” than when they were moderate drinkers. While people who quit drinking reported the biggest changes in their mental well-being, those who never drank at all were actually found to have the “highest level of mental well being,” the author’s note. 
    One notable outcome: The women who quit alcohol self-reported more favorable changes in their mental well-being. 
    “Women who quit drinking were found to have a greater improvement in mental well-being than lifetime abstainers,” the researchers report in the study.
    For the Chinese population, researchers used the FAMILY Cohort study — a longitudinal study of health, happiness, and family harmony that looked at individuals, households, and neighborhoods in Hong Kong. For the US population, the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions was used to assess the subjects. The study’s results “remained consistent” after it was adjusted for factors including BMI, smoking status, and self-reported diseases. 
    Still, the researchers note the women in the Chinese cohort were very light drinkers to begin with: “Most Chinese women in Hong Kong use alcohol fewer than 4 times per month, which may not have a physiologic effect,” they write. “The explanation for our findings and the underlying mechanism are not clear.”
    One area of the study that warrants a further look: Can quitting alcohol reverse previous mental health damage caused by alcohol use? 
    “It is possible that alcohol-related neurotoxicity reverses following abstinence,” the researchers write.
    Another interesting tidbit: The study says that quitting alcohol could help reduce stress from life events that would normally have you hitting the bottle. 
    “Alcohol cessation may also reduce stressful life events, such as conflict within family, difficulties in employment and legal troubles, resulting in improved mental well-being.” 
    Thinking of giving up booze? New York’s bustling sober scene is surging in popularity.
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