35:24 min
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This TEDx talk explores psychedelics in history, the current research and a possible future model of post prohibition regulation based of the model of public health.
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Mark Haden is the chair of MAPS Canada, Multi-Disciplinary Association for Psychedelic studies. He is also a 30 plus year Public Health official and adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia. He is a public health and drug policy expert.
After decades in the shadows, new studies are looking at psychedelic drugs and their efficacy at treating a variety of psychological issues, including depression.
A renaissance is underway in the scientific study of psychedelics, both as a mode of therapy for mental illness and as a tool for understanding the mind.
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Leading psychopharmacologist Roland Griffiths discloses the ways that psychedelic drugs can be used to create spiritually meaningful, personally transformative experiences for all patients, especially the terminally ill.
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Psychedelics have an ancient and more recent history of medicinal-use. Administered in a supportive environment, with preparatory and integrative psychological care, psychedelic medicines are now being used to facilitate emotional breakthrough and renewed perspective.