Channel: Medlife Crisis

Category: Education

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Description: 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: drugscience.org.uk Check out the Drug Science podcast as well open.spotify.com/show/2hLSRIS777SKphWxv4HyDK References mentioned: Trial of Psilocybin versus Escitalopram for Depression nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2032994 Self-blinding citizen science to explore psychedelic microdosing elifesciences.org/articles/62878 ----------------- More Medlife Crisis: medlifecrisis.co.uk twitter.com/medcrisis youtube.com/channel/UCXFgI0Lgrwc_fY2ttqQ9Yhg watchnebula.com/medlifecrisis instagram.com/medcrisis facebook.com/Medlifecrisis