Psychedelics: Growing Popularity & Cautions with Dr. Matthew Johnson - 12G S12 | E4

Описание: Dr. Matthew Johnson - Senior Investigator in Psychedelics at Sheppard Pratt and Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins University - discusses the growing popularity and use of psychedelic drugs to treat numerous illnesses and conditions. He goes on to talk about how psychedelics are not a panacea and he warms of people who have grown guru complexes around these drugs.

In full interview (S12 | E4), Dr. Johnson discusses the advancements in psychedelic research that have been made in the last few years, how favorable public opinion about the use of these once taboo drugs continues to grow, and he closes the conversation with his sobering advice for people who are experimenting on their own with these drugs, going on weekend psychedelic retreats, or even going to South America to have ayahuasca experiences with a shaman.

Dr. Matthew Johnson is Senior Investigator in Psychedelics at Sheppard Pratt and Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins University where he is one of the world’s most published scientists on the human effects of psychedelics. He has conducted seminal research in the behavioral economics of drug use, addiction, and risk behavior. Dr. Johnson published psychedelic safety guidelines in 2008, helping to resurrect psychedelic research.