Psychedelics, Trauma & Addiction
ABOUT THIS EVENT
Mon, 29 June 2020 10:00 – 13:00 BST
Speakers: Dr James Hawkins and Dr Aisling Quiery both from Psychedelic Health Professionals Network
The Western and South Eastern Connections Services are delighted to jointly host our next Service Providers Network event entitled “Psychedelics, Trauma and Addiction.” Despite promising research in the field of Psychiatry in the 1950s, Psychedelics fell out of favour for decades after they were made illegal in 1966. Only recently have researchers begun investigating the therapeutic potential of these substances to treat a range of conditions such as depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and addictions. MDMA assisted psychotherapy (commonly known as Ecstasy) is likely to be licensed in America and Europe within the next two years to treat PTSD and research centres such as Imperial College London are showing promising results using Psilocybin (the active compound in magic mushrooms) to treat depression. This event aims to bring you up to date on the current research in relation to the therapeutic use of Psychedelics and discuss the potential of Psychedelics to address trauma and addictions.
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