Psychedelic Science | Dr. Dennis McKenna

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Dr. Jordan B. Peterson and Dr. Dennis McKenna discuss the science behind psychedelics, the entities found through the looking glass, the current pharmaceutical approach to long life, and why it needs to change.

Psychedelic Science | Dr. Dennis McKenna​

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If psychedelics heal, how do they do it?​

In the past few years, at more than a dozen research centers across the globe, adults suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) took MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine)—the psychedelic commonly known as ecstasy. In cozy rooms with soft light and calming music, individual participants worked through trauma with therapists. Half of the participants took MDMA. The others swallowed placebo pills.

After three such sessions, and additional therapy, many of the 100-plus participants improved, according to the report, published last September (1). In the absence of MDMA and through therapy alone, more than 46% of individuals no longer met the criteria for PTSD. For those who took MDMA, it was more than 71%.

More:

https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2321906121