Health Policy Politics's video: Looking for Alternatives in Mental Health: Psilocybin Research

Matthew W Johnson of Johns Hopkins University http://www.ouramazingworld.org/hallucinogen-studies.html DONATE: http://heffter.org/ Full talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fbxdG14qtQ VET: https://youtu.be/tFrAWaM0g3U 51.4% of opioid prescriptions go to people with depression, anxiety, and other mood disorders. From 2005 to 2011, military prescribing of multiple psychoactive drugs per individual increased nearly 700%. We saw a steady and vast increase in prescribing of antipsychotics, anxiolytics, and anticonvulsants in a manner that was outside the usual bounds of accepted medical or psychiatric practice. Stimulant prescribing increased fifteen-fold. Antipsychotic drug prescriptions increased 1083% for active-duty troops. Odd, since the military screens out people with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and severe major depression. http://www.ouramazingworld.org/ Patients use count opioids (OxyContin) and amphetamine (Adderall) off-label prn (as needed) to treat their depression, anxiety, and centralized chronic pain. 52,000+ die from drug overdose every year. http://napavalleyregister.com/news/nation-and-world/greater-opioid-use-and-mental-health-disorders-are-linked-in/article_03a45df6-121e-58f7-a945-51b5c1be4790.html Song: Way of the Wizard Artist: We Plants Are Happy Plants https://wpahp.bandcamp.com/track/way-of-the-wizard https://play.spotify.com/track/5xnKjdPYNAWLfPmZvBugdz https://www.facebook.com/wpahp/