High IQ Found Among Pyschonauts

Sorry to say that I don't have any hard numbers or verifiable sources. I was kind of hoping that my comments would jog someone's memory to list some websites. My comments came from a very casual conversation at work. One of my co-workers started a topic off on amazing facts. In some psychology magazine, he read about about how a large number of recreational drug users simply don't fit into the typical descriptions of law enforcement agencies. These drug users are not just incredibly intelligent but also very well educated and have high standing jobs.

At the risk of colouring people's opinions, I'll continue with what my co-worker said. He mentioned that the magazine article went on to say that the psychologists conducting the survey felt that drug use didn't improve people's intellect or expand's one's consciousness. The reserachers believe that very bright people are very often curious and the use of recreational drugs was an expression their innate couriosity.

When I think about those comments, it does make sense. If one where to look at how psychologists assess if a child is showing signs of mental retardation, part of the criteria used is to see if the child is curious about its environment. It's very normal for a child to always ask: Why this and why that? Apparently very bright people don't stop asking why and continue to grow intellectually as their couriosity leads them to new aswers and more questions.

Sources showing the effect of marijuana on IQ:

www.drugscience.org/sfu/sfu_...term.html
www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content/...act/166/7/887
www.cannabisculture.com/articl...88.html

I don't know of any regarding psychedelics, and the ones above all refer to the same research, which showed the following:

"Current marijuana use was significantly correlated in a dose-related fashion with a decline in IQ when compared to the IQ measured at age 9-12. In current heavy users, the IQ showed a decrease of 4.1 points, compared to gains in IQ points for light current users (5.8), former users (3.5) and non-users (2.6). The authors concluded that current cannabis use "had a negative effect on global IQ score only in subjects who smoked 5 or more joints per week" and that "marijuana does not have a long-term negative impact on global intelligence." "

so lets put it this way...

as ever the evil hordes are seeking to destroy you...

would you prefer them to be sober or drunk or on shrooms or on meth...

maybe intelligence might be revealed by which nasties in what condition would find and exterminate you first...?

jim morisson - "I'm a sagatarius, the most philosophical of all the signs"
woman in audience ... "o my god, I' a sagatarius also"
jim morisson - "but anyway, I don't believe in it, I think it's a bunch of bullshit, myself"
same woman in audience - "no, neither do I, I think it's a bunch of bullshit, too."

was an iq?