#322 - Priests on Psychedelic Drugs: The Governments Search for a New God | Dr. Matthew Johnson
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Matthew Johnson, PhD, is one of the world’s most accomplished scientists on the human effects of psychedelics and has conducted seminal research in the behavioral economics of drug use, addiction, and risk behavior. Dr. Johnson, an expert in behavioral pharmacology research, has decades of experience. In his most recent role, he served as a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Johns Hopkins Medicine.
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OUTLINE
00:00 - Johns Hopkins Religious psychedelic study
12:01 - The dark side of psychedelics
18:10 - CIA's psychedelic "studies"
30:27 - Army's experimental drug warfare
42:02 - Adderall & dopaminergic drugs
49:33 - Why nicotine is so addictive
01:01:39 - Why psychedelics should be allowed in church
01:04:42 - The common core of all religions
01:13:50 - How drugs rewire the brain
01:24:26 - Best psychedelics for for therapeutic use
01:35:10 - Why most DMT users see the same thing
01:39:02 - Hidden human abilities that science can't detect
01:53:12 - Upgrading consciousness with psychedelics
02:00:49 - The science behind alcohol & coke
02:10:56 - Should all drugs be legalized?
02:21:39 - Elon Musk & Kanye drug use
02:29:00 - Psychological drugs & exorcisms
02:34:54 - Cocaine / sex research
02:50:12 - The ultimate goal of psychedelics
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