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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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