Episode #1964
Rick Doblin
Books mentioned
The Doors of Perception
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Tell Your Children
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How to Change Your Mind
Mentioned by Rick Doblin · at 02:06:38 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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The Omnivore's Dilemma
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Food and Drug Law
Mentioned by Rick Doblin · at 02:17:20 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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Rick Doblin, founder and president of MAPS, discusses the therapeutic potential of psychedelics such as MDMA, LSD, DMT, and ibogaine. The conversation covers MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD, ibogaine for addiction, drug-policy reform, and the challenges of financing and commercializing psychedelic medicine while preserving public benefit.
What they talked about
- Founding MAPS and 51 years of psychedelic advocacy
- Building bridges with political opponents like Ted Nugent
- MeO-DMT experience and the moment of creation
- Ibogaine for opiate withdrawal and neuroplasticity
- MDMA neurotoxicity myths and the retracted primate study
- Good Friday Experiment and follow-up research
- Concord Prison Experiment and Timothy Leary's data trick
- MAPS public benefit corporation and funding model
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