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#65 - Rick Doblin, Ph.D.: MDMA— the creation, scheduling, toxicity, therapeutic use, and changing public opinion of what is possibly the single most important synthetic molecule ever created by our species

2019/8/5

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#65 - Rick Doblin, Ph.D.: MDMA— the creation, scheduling, toxicity, therapeutic use, and changing public opinion of what is possibly the single most important synthetic molecule ever created by our species

The Peter Attia Drive

How did Rick Doblin discover MDMA and what were his first experiences with it?

The evolution of MDMA: From its reinvention in the 1970s to its criminalization

What are the different 'schedules' of drugs?

Rick's battle to protect MDMA for therapeutic use: A victory in court but a loss to the DEA

What are the risks involved with taking MDMA?

An incredible MDMA-LSD case study: Healing a treatment-resistant PTSD patient

Why was MDMA declared illegal on an emergency basis despite Rick's compelling case?

Rick's decision to study politics to affect change from the inside out

Debunking the exaggerated risks of MDMA: Neurotoxicity and more

Rick's ability to play the long game

Who are not good candidates for MDMA therapy from a safety perspective?

How is MDMA different from other psychedelics and what are Peter's experiences with it?

MDMA studies leading to its designation as a 'breakthrough therapy'

How can someone with PTSD get treated now through 'expanded access for compassionate use'?

Rick's ultimate goal and long-term vision for psychedelic clinics

Trip of Compassion documentary: How could psychedelics change the world?

Rick's early life: Resisting the draft and profound experiences with psychedelics

The history of LSD and psilocybin, and the CIA's interest in psychedelics

Timothy Leary and the Good Friday Experiment

Rick's follow-up study to the Good Friday Experiment and his views on Tim Leary

Peter's experience taking psilocybin

The Concord Prison Experiment and Rick's follow-up study 34 years later

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The Peter Attia Drive

How did Rick Doblin discover MDMA and what were his first experiences with it?

The evolution of MDMA: From its reinvention in the 1970s to its criminalization

What are the different 'schedules' of drugs?

Rick's battle to protect MDMA for therapeutic use: A victory in court but a loss to the DEA

What are the risks involved with taking MDMA?

An incredible MDMA-LSD case study: Healing a treatment-resistant PTSD patient

Why was MDMA declared illegal on an emergency basis despite Rick's compelling case?

Rick's decision to study politics to affect change from the inside out

Debunking the exaggerated risks of MDMA: Neurotoxicity and more

Rick's ability to play the long game

Who are not good candidates for MDMA therapy from a safety perspective?

How is MDMA different from other psychedelics and what are Peter's experiences with it?

MDMA studies leading to its designation as a 'breakthrough therapy'

How can someone with PTSD get treated now through 'expanded access for compassionate use'?

Rick's ultimate goal and long-term vision for psychedelic clinics

Trip of Compassion documentary: How could psychedelics change the world?

Rick's early life: Resisting the draft and profound experiences with psychedelics

The history of LSD and psilocybin, and the CIA's interest in psychedelics

Timothy Leary and the Good Friday Experiment

Rick's follow-up study to the Good Friday Experiment and his views on Tim Leary

Peter's experience taking psilocybin

The Concord Prison Experiment and Rick's follow-up study 34 years later

Shownotes Transcript

#65 - Rick Doblin, Ph.D.: MDMA— the creation, scheduling, toxicity, therapeutic use, and changing public opinion of what is possibly the single most important synthetic molecule ever created by our species