The Truth About DMT and Psychedelics (with Rick Strassman)

Change Agents with Andy Stumpf

IRONCLAD

Society & Culture

4.8 • 607 Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2024

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Today’s guest is one of the world’s pioneering researchers of psychedelic and Dimethyltryptamine, known as DMT. Rick Strassman is the author of several books on the topic including The Psychedelic Handbook and DMT: The Spirit Molecule. He is also a clinical associate professor of psychiatry at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. Today on Change Agents, he and Andy talk about the dark side of psychedelics, their promises when it comes to therapeutic treatments, what people should know before experimenting, and more. SPONSORS: Change Agents is presented by Montana Knife Company. Use CODE "CHANGEAGENTS10" for 10% off your first order at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.montanaknifecompany.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Four Branches Bourbon Check out their story at ⁠⁠⁠fourbranches.com⁠⁠⁠ and pick up a bottle of their fine bourbon today. Use the code “IRONCLAD10” to get 10% off. MTNTOUGH Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mtntough.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ and enter code CHANGE to receive 40% OFF - a savings of about $100 your MTNTOUGH+ annual subscription. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You know, one of my psychiatric colleagues, you know, we were, you know, smoking the toad once at a retreat center.
0:06.0	And, you know, he was driving home on, you know, the Pacific Coast Highway.
0:12.0	And he just, you know, fell over under the passenger seat. He just lost control.
0:18.0	And, you know, thankfully, he could, you know, step on the brakes and... That's not optimal.
0:22.6	No, no, you know, so, you know, that's a side effect as well, you know, flashbacks.
0:27.6	How can I help?
0:29.6	How can I be useful in ending needless suffering?
0:32.6	Do not be afraid of work that has no end.
0:36.6	We have to organize a social movement. not be afraid of work that has no end.
0:41.3	We have to organize a social movement.
0:45.3	We have an opportunity to lead by example, versus just talking, hot air.
0:49.3	I think the more people in this fight, the more we grow,
0:52.3	eventually it could change. The people are the ones that can make the change.
1:00.0	Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to change agents, an ironclad original, proudly presented by our friends at Montana Knife Company.
1:10.3	Today, we are going to be talking about the
1:13.0	medical case for psychedelics in therapeutic use. We're going to be talking about the real research
1:19.9	behind psychedelics and the benefits of their use with Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry
1:25.4	at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine,
1:28.3	Rick Strassman. Mr. Strassman was the first person in the United States to undertake
1:32.6	human research with psychedelic, hallucinogenic, or entheogenic substances with his research on
1:38.8	DMT. He's the author of several books on the topic, including the psychedelic henbook and
1:43.7	DMT, the Spirit Molecule.
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