Hallucinogens and Medicine

Hallucinogens and Medicine

It's been four decades since Timothy Leary urged Americans to explore the spiritual side of drugs like LSD and mushrooms. Now, after years of neglect, hallucinogens are attracting the interest of a growing number of researchers. Join Kojo...

It's been four decades since Timothy Leary urged Americans to explore the spiritual side of drugs like LSD and mushrooms. Now, after years of neglect, hallucinogens are attracting the interest of a growing number of researchers. Join Kojo for a look at hallucinogenic drugs and their therapeutic potential.

Guests

Dr. Roland Griffiths

Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Dr. Charles Grob

Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at the UCLA School of Medicine; Director of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

Robert Greenfield

Author, "Timothy Leary: A Biography" (Harcourt)

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