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SUMMARY:The Science of Psychedelics: The Future of Mental Health?
DESCRIPTION:A Medical Doctor &amp\; Psychedelic Researcher shares his insig
 htful knowledge on Psychedelics &amp\; Mental Health..\n\n\n\nIn this talk
  and Q&amp\;A led by NHS Doctor Jonathan Iliff we journey through the past
 \, present and future use of psychedelic drugs to treat mental illness. Dr
  Iliff will journey through the history of experimentation by psychiatrist
 s in over 40\,000 patients: from the euphoric elitism of the 1940’s\, to
  the crashing comedown of the effective ban on research in the 1970’s.\n
 \nWe will also discuss…\n\nHow psychedelics produce their effects in the
  brain\n\nHow people might benefit from consuming compounds such as psiloc
 ybin and LSD\n\nWill psychedelics ever be prescribed on the NHS for mental
  health conditions?\n\nSo are psychedelics the future of mental health? If
  they are - what will that look like? And if not - then what is? Want answ
 ers? Then come on in. Let’s explore some marvellous things.\n\nDoors ope
 n at 7pm\, Talk Starts at 7.30pm\, come down early and grab a good seat!\n
 \nFollow us on IG @seedtalks \n\nDr Jonathan Iliff is a medical doctor in 
 the NHS\, with a background in neuroscience and mental health.\n\nJonathan
  has been an associate researcher with the psychedelic research group atta
 ched to King's College\, was the founder and chair of the UCL Society for 
 the Application of Psychedelics and has worked with prominent figures in t
 he field\, including writing a comprehensive review with Professor David N
 utt.\n\nHis research focused on the use of psychedelic compounds\, like LS
 D and psilocybin - the active ingredient in magic mushrooms - in the treat
 ment of mental health disorders. Today his focus is clinical - focussing o
 n helping with people\, and their problems in the here and now.\n\nJonatha
 n is in his element talking about taboo subjects such as psychedelic drugs
 \, mental health and the brain. He believes that in our modern\, comfortab
 le world our greatest pains are mental - what a buddhist might suitably ca
 ll 'suffering'. His mission is to stoke conversation about health and ment
 al health\, change attitudes that persist in even the most tolerant parts 
 of our society\, and encourage innovation like the use of psychedelic drug
 s that aim to improve the lives of the billions of people that suffer dire
 ctly and indirectly from mental health disorders.\n\n\n\n
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