The Truth About Psychedelics
In 2020, Oregon became the first US state to decriminalize psilocybin and legalize it for therapeutic use. In 2022, Colorado followed suit.
Researchers have recently been touting the benefits of psychedelics for health conditions like depression, anxiety, PTSD, addiction, cancer-related distress, and the list goes on.
However, like cannabis, psilocybin is still illegal under federal US law. Given that ongoing fight, people might have questions. I know I do. Are psychedelics the next weed? Is that a good thing? Are psychedelics dangerous? Do they actually have scientific benefits? How do psychedelics work?
In this episode of Huge If True, we find out. Thanks to Dr. Ben Rein, neuroscience researcher and consultant on this episode. Enjoy Huge If True? There’s Dr. Rein’s videos on TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@dr.brein?lang=en)
CHAPTERS
- 0:00 The big debate about psychedelics
- 2:16 What are psychedelics?
- 3:35 What do psychedelics do?
- 5:47 The history of psychedelics
- 6:46 The War on Drugs
- 9:09 New research on psychedelics
- 10:05 How do psychedelics work?
- 11:09 Psychedelics for PTSD and depression
- 12:21 Are psychedelics legal?
- 14:10 Why psychedelics are huge if true
- 15:15 What is Huge If True?
ABOUT: Cleo Abram is an Emmy-nominated independent video journalist. On her show, Huge If True, she explores complex technology topics with rigor and optimism, helping her audience understand the world around them and see positive futures they can help build. Before going independent, she was a video producer for Vox. She wrote and directed the Coding and Diamonds episodes of Vox’s Netflix show, Explained. She produced videos for Vox’s popular YouTube channel, was the host and senior producer of Vox’s first ever daily show, Answered, and was co-host and producer of Vox’s YouTube Originals show, Glad You Asked. Additional reading and watching:
- Psychedelic Legalization & Decriminalization Tracker: psychedelicalpha.com/data/psy...
- The Accidental Discovery of LSD, The Atlantic: theatlantic.com/health/ar...
- Psilocybin effects in patients with life-threatening cancer, Journal of Psychopharmacology: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
- MDMA effects on PTSD, Nature: nature.com/articles/s4159...
- Psilocybin fMRI-measured brain mechanisms, Scientific Reports: nature.com/articles/s4159...
- The real risks of psychedelics, explained by an expert | Dr. Matthew Johnson: • The real risks of psychedelics, expla...
- The “heroic dose” of psychedelics, according to Johns Hopkins | Dr. Matthew Johnson • The “heroic dose” of psychedelics, ac...
- How psychedelics work, explained in under 6 minutes | Matthew Johnson • How psychedelics work, explained in u...
- Ayahuasca, by VSauce • Ayahuasca
- Expert Answers Psychedelics Questions From Twitter (ft. Michael Pollan) | Tech Support | WIRED • Expert Answers Psychedelics Questions...
- The Therapy Part of Psychedelic Therapy Is a Mess, Wired: wired.com/story/psychedel...
- Vox: vox.com/authors/cleo-abram
- IMDb: imdb.com/name/nm10108242
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