In this episode, you will get to hear Dr. Boehnke, in his own words, talk about his experiences, and the “chemical nudges” approach to chronic pain; reframing the role of medications in chronic pain management, and why solely relying on pain relievers “disempowers patients, clinicians and the drugs themselves.”

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The transcript for this episode can be found here.

To learn more about Dr. Boehnke's research on cannabis and psychedelics, check out this episode of one of our sister podcasts, The Fundamentals.

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