Greetings, howdy, Dr Lee here with another question I get multiple times a day!
I think there’s two components of the question.
The first component of this question is pretty elemental- will you even be able to use the legal system in Oregon? The answer is probably yes! There’s only a few criteria that would stop me from accepting a client, and those are the ones laid out in the state law.
The three exclusion criteria are:
- current lithium use
- any history of psychosis
- current suicidal ideation. This is different from the ‘passive’ suicidal ideation that many folks with depression or other mental health situations deal with. Some element of ‘not wanting to be alive’ is often present. We are talking about active suicidal ideation with a plan.
If those are not present, then one must simply be over the age of 21 to use the legal system.
In my doctorly opinion, the only true deal breaker is lithium use. The combination of lithium and psilocybin produces seizures rather reliably, and that’s a no-no.
Psilocybin, when used clinically, has no risk for development of a new psychiatric issue. Likewise, suicide has not been linked with psilocybin use in clinical settings.
“In contemporary research settings, there were no reports of deaths by suicide, persistent psychotic disorders, or hallucinogen persisting perception disorders following administration of high-dose classic psychedelics.” -Hinkle, JAMA Psychiatry, 2024
I do want to point out here that research is not reality here. Research studies utilize a ton of support and follow up that we can’t replicate here at Space. Over all, however, the principle is clear- when psilocybin is used in a controlled manner, it’s incredibly safe.
The second part of the “Do I Qualify for Treatment” Question- It’s often times that the person is looking for a nudge from ol’ Dr Lee.
Psilocybin has been a huge part of my life! I always say yes and I feel great about saying it!
Dear reader, if you have made it here, to the depths of my blog, if you have spent months or years thinking about psilocybin, if you have been through the ringer of mental health treatments only to remain where you are- Yes. Yes you qualify for treatment and it’s a great idea.
You can’t think yourself out of a lot of mental health situations. You just can’t. If you could you’d be out of it already.
For some things, you just have to feel your way out of it, and there’s no better way to do that than with psychedelics.
Dr Lee
PS- 900 trips down! What a ride. Year 3, here we go!