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... his alcoholism.Getty/Jay Paull Between 1933 and 1934, [Wilson](#bill willson) was hospitalized for his alcoholism four times. After his third admission, he got “the belladonna cure,” a treatment made from a compound extracted from the berries of the Atropa belladonna bush. Also known as “deadly nightshade,” belladonna is an extremely toxic [hallucinogenic](#psychedelic. After taking it, Wilson had a vision of a “chain of drunks” all around the world, helping each other recover. This “spiritual experience” would become the foundation of his sobriety and his belief that a spiritual experience is essential to getting sober. It was also the genesis of [Alcoholics Anonymous](#alcoholics anonymous). Later, LSD would ultimately give...
This is so interesting! A.A. is rightly pilloried for being very non-evidence-based in its precepts, but it also reliably brings people together to help each other in a way that I'm skeptical that our more evidence-based healthcare provision system could in my country.