Tune into the latest episode of the Drug Science Podcast, where we talk to Jenny Chapman and Dr. Stephen Naulls, researchers at the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) and authors of ‘Psychedelic-assisted therapy for mental health: Policy considerations, a briefing for Parliament’ on the state of psychedelic research. They explore the remit of POST in highlighting objective, emerging scientific research, and how psychedelics have come into their focus. With backgrounds in biology and medicine, both Jenny and Stephen stress the interwoven nature of science and policy. Through this intersection, they highlight the policy levers holding psychedelic researchers back and what Parliament and the greater public can take from the POST brief. 

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Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology

POST report on Psychedelic-assisted therapy for mental health: Policy considerations, a briefing for Parliament

Psychedelic drugs to treat eating disorders

Psychedelic drugs to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Psychedelic-assisted therapy to treat anxiety disorders

Psychedelic drugs to treat depression

Psychedelic-assisted therapy in the treatment of addiction

POST Board

Fellowship opportunities 

POST All Reports

Knowledge Exchange Unit – KEU

Horizon Scanning

Ketamine