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One condition, alcohol use disorder (AUD), is of relevance given the broad public health implications and both limited effectiveness and attrition associated with currently available treatments. While emerging research has suggested that the benefits of psychedelic drugs in the treatment of AUD may be considerable, several fundamental aspects of this work limit the conclusions that can be drawn. These limitations include those that apply to research involving psychedelics generally\u2014including functional unblinding and the role and definition of \u201cpsychedelic assisted psychotherapy\u201d and some unique to AUD, including the nature of the mystical experience and how it relates to the \u201cspiritual experience\u201d as described in the literature of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), of which the history of psychedelic research in AUD is closely intertwined. 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