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#605: Hamilton Morris and Dr. Mark Plotkin — Exploring the History of Psychoactive Substances, Synthetic vs. Natural Options, Microdosing, 5-MeO-DMT, The “Drunken Monkey” Hypothesis, Timothy Leary’s Legacy, and More

The Tim Ferriss Show

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Is Strychnine a Poison?

The therapeutic index of strychnine is quite a bit lower than other substances, but that doesn't mean that it is intrinsically a poison. Almost everything that we call a poison, under some circumstances, at least conceivably, could have a therapeutic effect, including radiation. It wouldn't surprise me all that much if maybe a very, very low dose of Strychnine did elicit some kind of desirable effect. But obviously, i am not suggesting anyone listening to this go out and try to evaluate that on their own.

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