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                                                  -PROPOSAL
                                Narcotic -hypAqg@4,- according                  s a paradoxical
                          title chosen to describe the psychosomatit'ifate in which the Phenomena
                          of simple or-verbally induced hypnosis are produced by means Of
                          seminarcosis- with -a drug.
  2                               In former times, such attempts usually failed because-of the
                          uncertain-action of -the drugs_ then_ available.  The use-of barbiturate
                          drugs in narcosis-was-employed on- a-large-scale-dtiring World-
                          War 11 and-at present, la-eivilian-practice, by numerous Psychiatrist@,
                         2 with disappointing results. The  reason  for  the  lack  of  @@uccess  was
                          taking simple narcosis as- the equivalent f-o-r-the-hyprk@state. -
                                 In-attempting to@clatify the problem.- it is necessary_to as
                          whether narcosis-and-hypnosis-are identical,---,whether they are quite
                          distinct,- whether they are2 more or less similar-and- if so.' wliether -
                          this simila-eit Is automatic or-whether  it  appears.-only.  when  it  has
                          been   suggest    .    If@-4s-@@t6m-s@obable the   states--@ypRoAis    and
                          narcosis are onl- similar- -then it may be u@e    f ul to postulate  three
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                          distinct states, simple nar@@"is, drvg-hy-pn--o-s-ts--a-nd ordinary hypp,@@
                                 A further@     sti6ri-of -importance- in understanding the   nature
                          of hypnosis-and its relationship to narcosis is, "What makes       a person
                          susceptible-to  the  inductio-n2-of  hypnosis   Hypnotizability-ts-a- charac-
                          teristi'c of all:hdrtftLpeople,-and it is- therefore;@distinct-from-any---
                          artificially i daced state of narcos s     Sus@cqptibility@to   L>nosis may
                                       n                                               -hY.
         2                 lie in ihe domain of psyq4Wic and phil6sophical-inquiry.,-- b-ut-  -it  is
                          also a  roblem suitable for laboratory investigation.  This will
                          establish the-fa(.-ts  f the extent t"hich s
                                             --o                              VsceptibilitMhypftosis
                         2 can be increased  b@(the  use  of  drugs  as  well--as-determine  to  what
                          extent various-narcotic drugs-possess      specific "hypnosis-like"
                          effects.
                                  It is therefore  proposed  that  research  be  conducted  on  -the
                          following:
                           A .    Whether, susceptibility  to  hypnosis-can  be  -increased  by  the
                    8              use-of V&tious-drug"e. g. alcohol, cgcaine, mescaline,
                                  scopola-mine,, -LSD, etc.).
                            .B.   Deto@rMinelo7what extent various narcotic drugs possess
                                  specific "hy nosis-like" effects.
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                                  lffjDr4er to   rry-otit the above program of re ,ar
                         'in aj rangements are being established with the
                                   (Human testing procedures, schedules-.,
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          bY atithority of: 187475
          dato: June 1977
                       CL BY 187475