Why Psychedelics Can Change The World - Prof David Nutt
“The last 55 years of banning psychedelics is the worst censorship of research in the history of the world.” -Professor David Nutt
Professor David Nutt is THE go-to expert on psychedelics. His charity Drug Science is on a mission to break the stigma around hallucinogenic drugs, and inform the public on the real science behind their effects.
In this episode I ask David how drugs like magic mushrooms, MDMA, cannabis and Ketamine are able to treat brain disorders, like depression, so effectively - and why we’ve been led to fear these drugs.
Stay tuned to find out:
The truth about why psychedelics were banned in the first place
How safe these drugs are in both a medical and recreational setting
Whether human evolution was driven, in-part, by psilocybin mushrooms
About the most recent science and trials
Myths and misinformation surrounding their use
How soon we might see the legalisation of psychedelics
Highlights
0:00 Intro
1:41 50 years of censorship
7:12 Emerging research
10:24 Safety of psychedelics
12:47 The stoned ape theory
19:12 How psychedelics treat depression
22:48 When will they be legal?
25:38 Physiological changes in the brain during use
29:54 Psychedelics versus conventional methods
32:47 Recreational use
35:47 Microdosing
39:06 Enduring benefits of psychedelics
42:26 Misinformation
44:05 Treating addiction
47:13 Future legalisation
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