People with eating disorders say cannabis and psychedelics help more than antidepressants

A pioneering international survey of people living with eating disorders has found that cannabis and psychedelics, such as ‘magic mushrooms’ or LSD, were best rated as alleviating symptoms by respondents who self-medicated with the non-prescribed drugs.

The worst-rated drugs were alcohol, tobacco, nicotine and cocaine.

Prescribed drugs, such as antidepressants, were generally not well rated for treating eating-disorder symptoms but were positively rated for effects on general mental…

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