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#145 – Matthew Johnson: Psychedelics

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The Effects of Psilocybin on Smoking Addiction

The pilot study was very small, and it wasn't a randomized study. The only question we could really answer was, is this worthy enough of follow up? Yes. Success rates were so high 80% biologically confirmed successful at six months,. That held up to 60% biologically confirmed absent at two years after quit date. It's 59% have been biologically confirmed as smoke free at one year after their quit date. And that compares to a 27% for the nicotine patch compared to previous research.

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