Episode #1661
Rick Doblin
Books mentioned
Realms of the Human Unconscious
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The Immortality Key
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 01:03:36 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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Rick Doblin, founder and executive director of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, discusses research into MDMA-assisted therapy for severe PTSD and other psychedelic treatments. The conversation covers therapy design, therapist training, regulation, commercialization, trauma recovery, aftercare, and the potential for psychedelics to foster psychological flexibility, empathy, and social change.
What they talked about
- MDMA therapy for police officers with trauma
- Timothy Leary's fudged data in Concord Prison Experiment
- MDMA for PTSD in veterans and active duty soldiers
- DMT experience and the concept of inner Hitler
- Psychedelic therapy for prisoners and prison guards
- MAPS' phase three trials and FDA approval process
- Marijuana as a tool for editing FDA documents
- Israeli-Palestinian political reconciliation with psychedelics
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