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The History of MDMA and Its Therapeutic Potential
17:34 - 25:29 (07:55)
Sasha Shulgin, the "godfather" of MDMA, created a group of experienced testers to determine the value of new psychedelics. Leo Zeff, leader of the underground psychedelic psychotherapy movement, trained therapists and psychiatrists in the use of this drug and helped discover its therapeutic potential.
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Sasha Shulgin and his wife independently synthesized MDMA, which they tested on themselves and a group of experienced users before introducing it to the underground psychedelic psychotherapy community, led by Leo Zeff, who saw its potential and began working with it.
17:34 - 18:50 (01:16)
Summary
Sasha Shulgin and his wife independently synthesized MDMA, which they tested on themselves and a group of experienced users before introducing it to the underground psychedelic psychotherapy community, led by Leo Zeff, who saw its potential and began working with it.
ChapterThe History of MDMA and Its Therapeutic Potential
Episode#440: Rick Doblin — The Psychedelic Domino That Tips All Others
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
Sasha Shulgin, the American medicinal chemist, is credited with popularizing the therapeutic use of MDMA, a drug that was primarily known as a party drug until the 1980s.
18:51 - 22:38 (03:47)
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Sasha Shulgin, the American medicinal chemist, is credited with popularizing the therapeutic use of MDMA, a drug that was primarily known as a party drug until the 1980s. MDMA has therapeutic benefits such as reduction of fear response and release of oxytocin which provides people with a sense of self-love, acceptance and better expression of their feelings.
ChapterThe History of MDMA and Its Therapeutic Potential
Episode#440: Rick Doblin — The Psychedelic Domino That Tips All Others
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
Sasha Shulgin, a chemist and researcher, believed that it was his obligation to share any knowledge he acquired with the world.
22:39 - 25:29 (02:50)
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Sasha Shulgin, a chemist and researcher, believed that it was his obligation to share any knowledge he acquired with the world. He was trusted by chemists working with large corporations and the DEA, despite being fundamentally against the drug war.