Psychedelics can alter a person's core metaphysical beliefs for as long as six months after use, study suggests

Findings from the journal Scientific Reports suggest that psychedelic drugs can alter a person’s core beliefs about the nature of reality, consciousness, and free will. After taking psychedelics, participants’ views tended to sway from physicalism to supernatural beliefs, and these changes lasted up to six months. The researchers say the findings raise ethical considerations.

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