Micro dosing is the practice of using certain psychedelic and psychotropic drugs in very minuscule quantities in order to perform better, reduce anxiety & trauma and also enjoy life on a new level.

Science has yet to catch up in the area of using psychedelic drugs, rather than purified pharmaceuticals, therefore the data of work on its effects is still small by comparison the what a large pharmaceutical company may go through.

There has been scientific research in the 60s and 70s conducted with definitive proof that psychedelics can have beneficial effects on treating depression, anxiety and even addictions like alcoholism.  Unfortunately the research and funding was drained and these drugs were made illegal and looked down upon by the mass public.

Lately there has been a re-resurgence of interest, particularly in some tech areas like Silicon Valley, in micro dosing psychedelics to increase focus, alertness and even creativity.

James Fadiman has been a personality writing and giving advice on this practice, even receiving testimonials from 900 micro dosing patients.  He wrote a introductory book called The Psychedelic Explorer’s Guide: Safe, Therapeutic, and Sacred Journeys that contains great info on starting on this path.

As the stigma on these psychedelics and psychotropics is relaxed, certain people are not waiting for science to catch up and are instead experimenting cautiously with dosing themselves with these substances in very small amounts.

As with any mind altering drugs, huge precautions have to be taken, but if this practice can help people without doing significant damage, the trend is worth looking into.  Humans continue to be put under heavy mental and physical pressure by our society and the way we have chosen to live, that perhaps our lives needed a small boost such as micro dosing may be a trend of the future.