This chapter discusses the need for comprehensive education for therapists, psychologists, and psychiatrists on how to use psychedelic drugs and its lack in medical schools. It also mentions the timeline for FDA approval of MDMA and psilocybin, and the importance of organizations like MAPS in advancing the field.
Do psychedelics reveal a different objective reality? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice learn about psychedelic drugs, treating PTSD, and other mind-bending research with President of Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) Rick Doblin.
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