What is Addiction?
The recent interview with Columbia psychology professor Dr Carl Hart launched us off into a lively and wide-ranging discussion of – what is an addictive drug, and how do we define addiction. LSD is being studied again as a treatment tool for a number of psychological condition including anxiety. Marijuana stories continue, with more on super-potent forms, like “wax” and also more about the key medicinal component of pot, the CBD molecule. And more about heroin, and the super-powerful designer version, based on the pharmaceutical Fentanyl.
Psychedelics, mollys, survey of how many athletes really do doping
A new study indicates psychedelics don’t have the same tendency toward addiction as other drugs, and many be useful in treating mental health. Molly – mostly used as another name for ecstasy – is in the news thanks to Miley Cyrus talking about them in her song, at the Video Music Awards, and having the word bleeped out. And a new anonymous survey finds that many more athletes use performance enhancing drugs, on the order of 30-40%, then previous testing and surveys showed. PODCAST.
Designer drugs & Salvia Divinorum
Salvia divinorum has been in the news lately, with teen pop star Miley Cyrus, and then the alleged shooter in Tucson. We also discuss designer drugs which can have dangerous side effects.
Treatment & Psychedelics
After some 40 years as Schedule 1 drugs, psychedelics are receiving new attention as potentially powerful aids in counseling and psychoptherapy. Dr Inaba shares his insights.
New research on psychedelics
Serious research is again being conducted on psychedelics with an eye toward treatment strategies for posttraumatic stress disorder,chronic pain, drug dependence, anxiety and depression associated with end-of-life issues.