🫢 #109 - I'm An Alcoholic And Psilocybin Saved My Life | Jon Kostakopoulos

(***TIMESTAMPS in description below) ~ Jon Kostakopoulos is a Psychedelics Lobbyist & Former Alcoholic. In 2015, Jon took part in one of the groundbreaking NYU Psilocybin Studies to treat his decade-long addiction to alcohol. The therapy worked and he has never drank since. In 2019, Kostakopoulos Co-Founded Apollo Pact –– a 501(c)(3) Organization that lobbies for Federal Funding grants for all different Psychedelic treatments of various afflictions (addiction, depression, PTSD, etc).

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0:00 - Intro; How Jon became an alcoholic

25:58 - Jon’s stories of addiction & trying to get clean; “People, places, and things”

44:21 - How Jon got into NYU’s Psilocybin trial study; the pre-study process

1:06:03 - The first psychedelic trip in the study; Jon’s unforgettable experience; MK Ultra

1:28:14 - What imagery Jon remembers from the trip; Lucid Dreams and Amplifying emotions;

1:49:39 - Why Jon was certain he’d never drink again after second session; Psychedelic history and the ancient Greeks; Other patients’ outcomes from the study; The lack of temptation Jon has today

2:07:32 - Microdosing; Psychedelic visions vs dreams; The differences between a brain on psychedelics and a normal brain; Some things can’t be described in words

2:20:55 - The different medical use cases for psychedelics; Societal views on Psilocybin and psychedelics

2:38:30 - Navy SEALS, Special Operators, PTSD & Psychedelics; The corruption of the alcohol industry

3:09:00 - The power of music in the psychedelic process; Julian has an idea for music integration in future studies

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