Psychedelics: "The WORST Censorship of Research in History!" – Drug Science & Policy with David Nutt

A special one for me, an hour-long interview with Professor David Nutt, a man who has been at the forefront of research into psychedelics, cannabis, MDMA, tobacco and alcohol for almost 4 decades. His work is not only fascinating but unbelievably important and could lead to a revolution in how we think about drugs, but more importantly, how we can use them to help people.

00:00 Why Prof Nutt is a hero
01:51 The Nutt case & Nutt sack
04:55 Interview start
05:25 Politicians vs scientists 2009 to 2021
07:42 Slap in the face
09:03 Does the UK get anything right?
09:31 Medical cannabis & its promise
12:50 Why don't doctors prescribe cannabis?
15:09 What can HCWs do to help?
17:06 How to learn more
17:56 Why drug research is so hard
19:28 "They'll steal the heroin!"
21:20 Who killed psychedelic research?
25:34 Did recreational drug use ruin things?
26:55 What is a psychedelic?
28:00 MDMA is the opposite of a psychedelic
28:50 Did drugs help humans evolve?
30:24 A lost sleep revolution & how the brain makes humans human
34:12 CTRL+ALT+DEL for the brain?
37:18 The power of psychedelic psychotherapy
39:24 Psilocybin vs SSRI antidepressants
43:47 Timothy Leary was wrong
46:26 Aldous Huxley, mescaline & opening the brain
47:05 "You probably haven't seen those since you were a baby"
48:25 The brain orchestra and default mode network
49:44 How psychedelics break habits
51:41 Fly on the wall for psychedelic therapy
53:50 "Fuck off I'm talking to God!"
55:20 Ayahuasca retreats vs conventional therapy
57:32 Does psychedelic hype worry you?
59:27 Steve Jobs & the role of money
01:01:20 Stigma against mental health
01:02:09 Is the USA leading the way?
01:03:08 Harnessing the power of placebo
01:04:22 Silicon Valley & Micro-dosing
01:09:16 Closing

The Drug Science charity, independent unbiased drug information: https://www.drugscience.org.uk/

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References mentioned:
Trial of Psilocybin versus Escitalopram for Depression https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056...
Self-blinding citizen science to explore psychedelic microdosing https://elifesciences.org/articles/62878


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