Maia Szalavitz on the Pioneers of Harm Reduction
Maia Szalavitz is among the most brilliant thinkers and writers about psychoactive drug use, addiction, treatment, altered states of consciousness and neuroscience. Her book, Unbroken Brain: A Revolut...
2 Dec 20211h 5min
Ephemeral - Drugs
As a holiday bonus episode, here's an interview I did with the podcast Ephemeral. To listen to more Ephemeral go to https://www.ephemeral.show or subscribe to the Ephemeral podcast.Let me know what yo...
25 Nov 202141min
Kate Nicholson on the Health & Human Rights of People in Pain
Fifty million Americans suffer from chronic pain. Most of us know what happened when pharmaceutical opioids were over-marketed and overprescribed in the United States but few people appreciate how far...
18 Nov 202154min
David Mansfield on the Taliban, Afghanistan & Drugs
Afghanistan has produced most of the world's opium and heroin since the 1990s. With the Taliban's recent return to power, I was eager to talk with the world's leading expert on this subject, David Man...
11 Nov 202147min
Patt Denning on Doing Harm Reduction Therapy
Few people can explain harm reduction therapy better than Patt Denning. She’s a clinical psychologist who has played a pioneering role in developing the field, teaching and training thousands of healt...
4 Nov 202138min
Carl Hart on Studying Drugs, Using Drugs & Staying Safe
Carl Hart is one of the bravest academics I know. His specialty is neuropsychopharmacology. He's the Ziff Professor of Psychology at Columbia University. He's published hundreds of scientific article...
28 Okt 202153min
Elias Dakwar on Treating Addiction with Ketamine
Professor Elias Dakwar at Columbia University has conducted research studies – supported by federal funding -- into the use of ketamine combined with mindfulness meditation to help people struggling w...
21 Okt 202151min
Drug Talk Q&A with Dr. Julie Holland
I wanted to try something different with this episode: to team up with a brilliant friend and colleague to answer questions from PSYCHOACTIVE listeners. Dr. Julie Holland is a psychiatrist and psychop...
14 Okt 202159min
