Support the scientific revolution with a monthly donation: https://bit.ly/3lcAasB Dr. Matthew Johnson searches for safe and powerful ways to utilize mind-altering drugs for positive change in psychiatric patients' lives. His psych lab at Johns Hopkins focuses on behavioral modification in the wake of psilocybin, salvia, DMT, and other psychedelic therapies. On this week's episode, Dr. Johnson waxes wild on escaped patients, CIA mind control, and the myriad hijinks and challenges associated with drugging patients in a laboratory. Can psychedelics be harnessed in a clinical setting or will they always require a more wild setting? Let us know what you think of the presentation in the comments! 00:00 Go! 00:02:51 The necessity of double-blinded studies in psychiatry 00:05:25 Psilocybin and Smoking Cessation 00:07:00 How much of addiction isn't about the substance? 00:13:32 Can you the experiential aspect be applied beneficially? 00:17:07 What does it look like when you administer hallucinogens in the lab? 00:25:06 What percentage of people have a negative experience? 00:30:21 Is there some identifying feature that can predict a bad trip? 00:36:43 What makes a transformative experience? 00:38:46 Does a challenging experience make for a stronger shift? 00:39:51 What does an effective guide look like? 00:42:24 Does the dosed guide really empathize more? 00:45:17 What does medical psilocybin therapy look like? 00:48:22 Escaped study participants 00:54:33 Operation Chaos 00:57:18 Amphetamine psychosis 01:01:20 LSD vs. Psilocybin dangers 01:04:47 Salvia divinorum 01:06:50 Pharmacological prolonging the DMT experience 01:09:06 Endogenous DMT? 01:11:21 Adrenal system and Psilocybin 01:14:40 Reality as attention to social cohesion 01:23:30 Psychedelics in mainstream religions 01:26:29 Future of psychedelics #psychedelic #science #smoking Check our short-films channel, @DemystifySci: https://www.youtube.com/c/DemystifyingScience Join our mailing list https://bit.ly/3v3kz2S PODCAST INFO: Anastasia completed her PhD studying microbial communication at Columbia University. When not talking to brilliant people or making movies, she spends her time painting and exploring the woods. Michael Shilo also did his PhD at Columbia studying the elastic properties of molecular water. When he's not in the film studio, he's exploring sound in music. They are both freelance professors at various universities. - Blog: http://DemystifySci.com/blog - RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2be66934/podcast/rss - Donate: https://bit.ly/3wkPqaD - Swag: https://bit.ly/2PXdC2y SOCIAL: - Discord: https://discord.gg/MJzKT8CQub - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/DemystifySci - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DemystifySci/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/DemystifySci MUSIC: -Shilo Delay: https://g.co/kgs/oty671