Psychedelics have been stigmatised and criminalised for over 50 years, but David Nutt, a professor of Neuropsychopharmacology and a leading worldwide authority on drugs, feels we’re on the cusp of a major revolution in psychiatric medicine and neuroscience that could see psychedelics being used to treat mental health conditions.

In this chat with Fearne, David explains the difference between the brain and the mind, and how psychedelics switch the latter off so the former can heal and lay down new thinking patterns. They discuss the potential therapeutic purposes of these drugs for conditions including PTSD, addiction, anxiety, and eating disorders.

David’s new book, Psychedelics, has recently been published by Yellow Kite and is available as a hardback, ebook and audio book.

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00:00 Preview
00:55 Intro
01:15 What is a Psychedelic?
02:15 Mental Health and Psychedelics
03:40 Default Mode Network
05:43 The Stigma of Psychedelics
09:06 Can Psychedelics Curb Addiction?
11:37 Can Psychedelics ‘cure’ Depression?
16:51 David’s Work History
17:57 Psychotherapy and Psychedelics
24:49 The effect of Bad Trips
28:58 Shift in Psychedelics and Drug Discussions
30:44 The History of Ecstasy in the UK
33:21 MDMA
35:58 Spiritual Experience with Psychedelics
38:04 Hallucinations
42:50 The Future of Psychedelics