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David Nutt - The Truth About Drugs - Part 1 of 2.
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David Nutt is a British psychiatrist and neuropsychopharmacologist specialising in the research of drugs that affect the brain and conditions such as addiction, anxiety and sleep.

Chapters:
00:00 Trailer.
02:09 Brian’s thoughts on the episode.
06:09 Brian’s Introduction.
06:51 Why LSD was made illegal.
15:14 Alcohol, the original recreational drug.
18:28 Influence on Government and media attitude to recreational drugs.
20:17 Scoring drugs.
24:38 Social, class and racial attitudes to use of alcohol and other recreational drugs.
27:04 Ecstasy versus Equasy paper.
31:15 Calls for resignation and the sacking of David Nutt.
33:43 A youthful fascination with LSD and its effect on America.
38:11 Discovering profound impact of LSD on the brain.
43:01 Those that cannot change their minds, cannot change anything.
48:15 Analogy of drug laws being the worst censorship of research since the ban on the telescope.
51:53 David’s motivation for constantly striving for what he believes.
55:00 Brexit, a sad day for young scientists.
58:58 Dilemma of uneducated use of legal drugs versus benefits of illegal drugs used responsibly.
1:07:03 The future of research on psychedelics.
1:11:38 David’s hope for the future use of psychedelics.
1:14:14 What he never talks about.
1:15:24 Why is there no Professor David Nutt counterpart in America?
1:18:43 Judges rely on us. Scientists can change policy.
1:23:17 Risks of speaking out.
1:24:36 What to tell your kids about drug use.
1:27:04 Use of medicinal cannabis in America and implication for policy in the UK.
1:30:33 Success Secrets.
1:31:24 Inspirational successful person.
1:33:12 David Nutts obituary.
1:34:56 What he thinks other people think him crazy for believing.
1:35:17 What keeps David Nutt awake at night.
1:38:06 Phone call to the 20 hear old David Nutt.
1:38:55 Best advice ever received.
1:40:57 Advice to the 20 year old who is an aspiring scientist or questioning drug use.
1:42:44 His final good advice to anyone thinking about using illegal drugs.
1:46:04 Brian’s summing up.

Show Notes:
David Nutt on Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Nutt
David Nutt on Twitter
https://twitter.com/profdavidnutt?lang=en-gb
David Nutt Blog
http://www.drugscience.org.uk/blog/
https://profdavidnutt.wordpress.com/

Books:
Drugs Without The Hot Air
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Drugs-Without-Minimising-Harms-Illegal/dp/1906860165
Addiction
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Addiction-Oxford-Psychiatry-Library-David/dp/0199685703

Topics discussed:
Drugs causing most harm chart.
http://www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2010/11/drugs_cause_most_harm
Beckley Foundation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beckley_Foundation
Imperial College
http://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/d.nutt
Equasy
http://www.encod.org/info/EQUASY-A-HARMFUL-ADDICTION.html
LSD
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysergic_acid_diethylamide
Psilocybin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psilocybin
DrugScience (formerly ISCD)
http://www.drugscience.org.uk/
European Brain Council
http://www.braincouncil.eu/
Fentanyl
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fentanyl
DMT
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N,N-Dimethyltryptamine
MAPS
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multidisciplinary_Association_for_Psychedelic_Studies
Heffter Research Institute
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heffter_Research_Institute
End Our Pain campaign
http://www.endourpain.org/
MDMA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MDMA

People mentioned in this episode:
Amanda Feilding https://londonrealacademy.com/episodes/amanda-feilding-drug-policy-reform/
Graham Hancock https://londonrealacademy.com/episodes/the-return-of-graham-hancock/
https://londonrealacademy.com/episodes/graham-hancock-and-the-sacred-vine/
Rupert Sheldrake https://londonrealacademy.com/episodes/rupert-sheldrake-the-science-delusion-redux/
https://londonrealacademy.com/episodes/rupert-sheldrake-the-science-delusion/
Robin Carhart-Harris https://londonrealacademy.com/episodes/dr-robin-carhart-harris-psychedelics-as-medicine/
Howard Marks https://londonrealacademy.com/episodes/howard-marks-meeting-mr-nice-redux/
Kevin Kelly https://londonrealacademy.com/episodes/kevin-kelly-the-inevitable/
Dennis McKenna https://londonrealacademy.com/episodes/dennis-mckenna-the-screaming-abyss/
Rick Doblin https://londonrealacademy.com/episodes/rick-doblin-mdma-therapy/
https://londonrealacademy.com/episodes/rick-doblin-fighting-the-good-fight/
Dr Carl Hart https://londonrealacademy.com/episodes/dr-carl-hart-debunking-drug-myths/

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