by Calimore » January 23rd, 2015, 12:12 pm
Charles Manson started slipping members of "The Family" scopolamine, a potent belladonna alkaloid which causes suggestibility that can even induce anterograde amnesia in larger doses. Several such alkaloids can be used to increase a subject's ability to take suggestion but it seems scopolamine is the strongest of that family of drugs.
Dentists have recently discovered that nitrous oxide can make subjects about twice as suggestible than normal. One noted dental practitioner combines nitrous oxide with NLP so that, after two or three treatments, the patient can get the same effect as receiving 30% nitrous breathing from a mask hooked up to nothing but bottled air.
Light doses of opiates or even a glass of wine or beer can make a subject more receptive to suggestion. Marijuana has already been mentioned, but it is also interesting to note that cannabidiol (CBD) might be the chemical most responsible for helping a subject to better accept suggestions. THC itself can make subjects more difficult to hypnotize as they become less able to focus their attention when the dose increases.
The important thing to remember is that trance is a normal state of consciousness in any healthy human brain. So drugs which significantly impair brain function are generally detrimental to hypnosis.
If you only Believe in Hypnosis, It can Change Your Life.