Public Address | Cafe | Hard News: Psychedelic Therapy: an expert discussion at Splore 2019 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/ en-us Copyright (c) 2026 Public Address linger https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=382024#post382024 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=382024#post382024 Seventh along bottom row, from under the table.which I'm reading as "disturbed enlightenment"
(also from under the table, given another drink or two)

]]> Sun, 14 Apr 2019 18:08:12 +1200 andin https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=382023#post382023 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=382023#post382023 https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/apr/14/psychedelic-renaissance-could-mdma-help-with-ptsd-depression-and-anxiety

If anyone is interested. The last 50 years of DEA horse shit has been a disaster, and now da'trump cretins.

]]> Sun, 14 Apr 2019 17:16:26 +1200 Ian Dalziel https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=381906#post381906 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=381906#post381906 So, point to the emoji that describes what you are experiencing now…
2 down,
8 along.
O )

]]> Fri, 05 Apr 2019 16:06:16 +1300 andin https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=381901#post381901 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=381901#post381901 brain stimulation treatments.

I hope any sort of enjoyment doesnt get discharged.... If you know what I mean...

]]> Fri, 05 Apr 2019 13:58:29 +1300 Russell Brown https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=381900#post381900 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=381900#post381900 They seem to be having success in various areas with running much lower currents through areas of the brain to stimulate it – it need not be up in the ‘convulsive’ order of charge.

Yeah, Suresh talked about that when I interviewed him – noting that the research he's doing…

]]> Fri, 05 Apr 2019 13:08:45 +1300 Ian Dalziel https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=381897#post381897 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=381897#post381897 This looked interesting...
http://www.brokenfrontier.com/crawl-space-jesse-jacobs-koyama-press/
more
http://www.tcj.com/reviews/crawl-space/

]]> Fri, 05 Apr 2019 10:56:51 +1300 Ian Dalziel https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=381830#post381830 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=381830#post381830 shocking developments
They seem to be having success in various areas with running much lower currents through areas of the brain to stimulate it – it need not be up in the 'convulsive' order of charge.

We are after all, all Galvanic beings...

see
https://healthtalk.unchealthcare.org/your-brain-on-electricity/

We are what we eat...…

]]> Wed, 03 Apr 2019 10:14:43 +1300 Neil https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=381822#post381822 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=381822#post381822 Similar brain effects to these have been seen with electroconvulsive therapy.

The 60s gave ECT a bad press. It’s actually a very effective treatment with relatively few side effects.

]]> Tue, 02 Apr 2019 22:05:31 +1300 Russell Brown https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=381809#post381809 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=381809#post381809 For some reason, this 2017 Vice story on one of the Imperial College studies (perhaps one of the ones Suresh worked on, I haven't checked) washed up in my Facebook feed.

"Several of our patients described feeling 'reset' after the treatment and often used computer analogies," Robin Carhart-Harris, who led the…

]]> Tue, 02 Apr 2019 08:26:18 +1300 Ian Dalziel https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=381804#post381804 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=381804#post381804 Speaking of 'dreamtime' which no one was specifically, but almost...
There was an excellent documentary on Maori TV tonight (by Werner Herzog) about the internet and its impact on society, called: 'Lo and Behold: Reveries of the connected World' - well worth a look if you can find it…

]]> Mon, 01 Apr 2019 23:28:11 +1300 nzlemming https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=381796#post381796 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=381796#post381796 Mon, 01 Apr 2019 18:42:23 +1300 Russell Brown https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=381780#post381780 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=381780#post381780 Suresh is a real treasure :-) by the sound of it

He's great. And I respect that fact that he's determinedly not an advocate, just an open-minded scientist.

]]> Sat, 30 Mar 2019 16:57:23 +1300 andin https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=381774#post381774 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=381774#post381774 Sat, 30 Mar 2019 10:14:43 +1300 Russell Brown https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=381773#post381773 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=381773#post381773 If anyone wants some Saturday viewing, the 1966 NBC feature on the Spring Grove Experiments is worth a look:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Esx_uvr3Rf4

The outcomes from nearly 20 years of treating mental illness and alcoholism were largely (but not universally) positive. But watching it now, I was horrified at times by the style…

]]> Sat, 30 Mar 2019 10:06:08 +1300 Russell Brown https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=381772#post381772 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=381772#post381772 Bill Wilson, the founder of Alcoholics Anonymous experimented with psychedelic therapy.

He was a huge fan and actually tried to persuade his colleagues in the organisation to embrace it.

]]> Sat, 30 Mar 2019 09:47:20 +1300 Russell Brown https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=381771#post381771 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=381771#post381771 Fascinating discussion. I’m strongly reminded of discussions about toxins – the rule is that everything is toxic, it just depends on the dose. And the same thing kept coming up here – it’s the dose that’s important for the effect.

The obvious problem is that without good trials you can’t…

]]> Sat, 30 Mar 2019 09:36:21 +1300 Smokey Smokersen https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=381766#post381766 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=381766#post381766 Ketamine for depression in NZ. I've been watching progress on this and might put my hand up for a try when it's available.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/111644630/ketamine-could-have-big-impact-on-nzs-struggle-with-depression

]]> Fri, 29 Mar 2019 19:25:19 +1300 linger https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=381765#post381765 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=381765#post381765 the form was mainly in Hindi but with the odd english wordLanguage use in India always deserves a footnote! The language spoken in the station office was most likely Hindustani, a colloquial dialect of Northern India used as a lingua franca throughout the Indian rail system, and also used in… ]]> Fri, 29 Mar 2019 16:54:40 +1300 andin https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=381759#post381759 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=381759#post381759 left had right hand protocols are culturally significant in his environment.


I know because of the food consumption/ toileting protocols in those cultures left handedness may cause problems I didnt know it extended to writing I guess it does.

]]> Fri, 29 Mar 2019 09:57:15 +1300 andin https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=381755#post381755 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=381755#post381755 pedantic compliance to endless inventions of extra rules just because,

otherwise known as Bureaucratic Arse Covering. So in the unlikely event of anything happening its not their fault, they dont have to pay for any cost incurred its on your head, they might sue you for unsafe work practice, revoke…

]]> Thu, 28 Mar 2019 18:32:55 +1300 Rosemary McDonald https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=381754#post381754 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=381754#post381754 ...but all that pedantic compliance to endless inventions of extra rules just because...

Indeed. We had two tradies in the house the other day and one of them was wearing these...https://colorex.co.nz/shop/products/plastering-tools/plasterers-red-stilts/ .

The other thought they might be the answer to his problem.

His firm was sub contracting to one…

]]> Thu, 28 Mar 2019 16:08:54 +1300 andin https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=381751#post381751 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=381751#post381751 Thu, 28 Mar 2019 14:47:31 +1300 Ian Dalziel https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=381748#post381748 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=381748#post381748 Okay, the correct way to take acid, is with one of these.
The Merry Pranksters MC rides again!

]]> Thu, 28 Mar 2019 09:21:10 +1300 andin https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=381747#post381747 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=381747#post381747 Thu, 28 Mar 2019 07:47:20 +1300 Smokey Smokersen https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=381743#post381743 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=381743#post381743 This is such refreshing progress and partially redeems me from annoying people for years with rants about the coming treatment 'revolution'.

I've been living with depression for decades and a recent diagnosis of dysthmia helped me understand its persistence. I've been using psychedelics (mainly LSD & MDMA) for a couple of…

]]> Wed, 27 Mar 2019 18:11:27 +1300 Bart Janssen https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=381739#post381739 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=381739#post381739 Fascinating discussion. I'm strongly reminded of discussions about toxins – the rule is that everything is toxic, it just depends on the dose. And the same thing kept coming up here – it's the dose that's important for the effect.

The obvious problem is that without good trials you can't…

]]> Wed, 27 Mar 2019 14:16:44 +1300 Emma Hart https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=381719#post381719 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=381719#post381719 Emma Hart transcribed it (6000+ words!)

Boy does my spellcheck know some new words now.

]]> Tue, 26 Mar 2019 20:16:21 +1300 andin https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=381718#post381718 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=381718#post381718 Tue, 26 Mar 2019 20:02:23 +1300 Russell Brown https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=381715#post381715 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=381715#post381715 Great discussion thanks for transcribing it.

Heh. I just ran the discussion and published it. Emma Hart transcribed it (6000+ words!) and Bart Janssen made the kind offer to pay her for doing so. The drug policy panel from the same Splore session will be next.

What is being looked…

]]> Tue, 26 Mar 2019 19:41:31 +1300 andin https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=381710#post381710 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=381710#post381710 Great discussion thanks for transcribing it.
What is being looked for in risk assessment for ibogaine? Heart condition, physical or mental health, or does death just drop out of a clear blue sky? So to speak...
Did ayahuasca in NZ a very personal experience it was too, no black snakes…

]]> Tue, 26 Mar 2019 17:43:06 +1300 Public Address https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=381709#post381709 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-psychedelic-therapy-an-expert-discussion/?p=381709#post381709 Discussion from blog post.

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