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The Drugreporter Podcast

The Drug Policy podcast of the Rights Reporter Foundation. Visit drugreporter.net for news and films from the frontlines of the war on drugs!

  1. ROSALIND WATTS, PHD: My biggest passion is community integration of psychedelic experiences

    5D AGO

    ROSALIND WATTS, PHD: My biggest passion is community integration of psychedelic experiences

    Interview with Rosalind Watts, PHD, Clinical Psychologist, Founder of ACER Integration, UK.Filmed at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR) 2024 in Haarlem, The Netherlands. https://www.icpr-conference.com/ https://open-foundation.org/ https://www.facebook.com/OPEN.fndn https://www.instagram.com/icpr_conference/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/open-foundation https://www.youtube.com/@OPENFoundationICPR https://twitter.com/OPEN_fndn https://www.drugreporter.net https://www.facebook.com/drugreporter Reporter: Péter Sárosi | Rights Reporter Foundation - Drugreporter Camera and editing: István Gábor Takács | Rights Reporter Foundation - Drugreporter

    24 min
  2. JAMILA HOKANSON, MD: Psychedelics could help OCD patients "unstuck" from their symptoms

    6D AGO

    JAMILA HOKANSON, MD: Psychedelics could help OCD patients "unstuck" from their symptoms

    Interview with  Jamila Hokanson, MD, Psychiatrist, Psychedelics Researcher & Clinical Instructor, Yale University School of Medicine. Filmed at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR) 2024 in Haarlem, The Netherlands. https://www.icpr-conference.com/ https://open-foundation.org/ https://www.facebook.com/OPEN.fndn https://www.instagram.com/icpr_conference/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/open-foundation https://www.youtube.com/@OPENFoundationICPR https://twitter.com/OPEN_fndn https://www.drugreporter.net https://www.facebook.com/drugreporter Reporter: Péter Sárosi | Rights Reporter Foundation - Drugreporter Camera and editing: István Gábor Takács | Rights Reporter Foundation - Drugreporter

    19 min
  3. JANIS PHELPS, PHD: I really would like to see psychedelic therapy offered to those who need it | ICPR 2024

    APR 11

    JANIS PHELPS, PHD: I really would like to see psychedelic therapy offered to those who need it | ICPR 2024

    Interview with Janis Phelps, PHD, Professor, Director, Clinical Psychologist & Marriage and Family Therapist, California Institute of Integral Studies, Discover Workshops, USA.Filmed at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR) 2024 in Haarlem, The Netherlands.  https://www.icpr-conference.com/ https://open-foundation.org/ https://www.facebook.com/OPEN.fndn https://www.instagram.com/icpr_conference/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/open-foundation https://www.youtube.com/@OPENFoundationICPR https://twitter.com/OPEN_fndn https://www.drugreporter.net https://www.facebook.com/drugreporter Reporter: Péter Sárosi | Rights Reporter Foundation - Drugreporter Camera and editing: István Gábor Takács | Rights Reporter Foundation - Drugreporter

    28 min
  4. Harm reduction, drug use and the right to health | CND 2025 Session

    APR 7

    Harm reduction, drug use and the right to health | CND 2025 Session

    Each year, the UNODC reports an estimated half a million drug-related deaths - deaths that could be prevented with well-funded harm reduction services and an enabling political and legislative environment that provides care and support for people who use drugs, instead of punishment. This side event was organised by the International Drug Policy Consortium. This is also the main recommendation of the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in their landmark reports on drug-related issues. And yet, a global overview of harm reduction services around the world show that they continue to be inaccessible for many, direly underfunded, and at constant risk of being closed down - while a majority of countries continue to impose severe sanctions against people who use drugs. This side event will be an opportunity for Member States, UN officials and civil society and community representatives to reflect on this reality and discuss the urgent need for reforms. 00:00 Introduction by Gloria Lai, IDPC, Thailand 03:07 Opening remarks by Zaved Mahmood, OHCHR 10:30 Anand Grover, Former UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health and member of the Global Commission on Drug Policy, India: Comparative analysis of UNODC/UNSR’s interpretation of the right to health - especially expanding the concept of harm reduction, decriminalisation, legal regulation, and UN system reform (online) 21:52 Ahmed Said, African Network of People Who Use Drugs, Kenya: Person who uses drugs opens the session with a lived experience 30:10 Yuliya Georgieva, Center for Humane Policy, Bulgaria: Experience of successful advocacy for Bulgaria to fund harm reduction services 40:44 Q and A

    1 hr
  5. WHEN THE ADULT IN THE ROOM IS GONE: Trump’s Budget Cuts and Global Drug Policy | CND2025

    APR 7

    WHEN THE ADULT IN THE ROOM IS GONE: Trump’s Budget Cuts and Global Drug Policy | CND2025

    The Trump administration's slashing of foreign aid is already having a devastating impact on harm reduction and HIV services around the world. But the harmful effects extend far beyond that. Drugreporter interviewed key experts at the annual UN drugs meeting, the CND in Vienna, to provide a clear picture of the real impacts. The chapters: 00:00 Setting the scene: The 68th Commission on Narcotic Drugs, 2025 00:43 Main title. 00:51 JOHN WALSH (WOLA, USA) The USA is actively seeking to do a lot of harm, and it's completely unnecesary. 01:13 ANN FORDHAM (IDPC) The impacts of Trumps foreign aid cuts are devastating. 02:06 ZAVED MAHMOOT (UN OHCHR) Cutting funding is cutting off the future of people. 02:22 ANTON BASENKO (INPUD) INPUD's research shows that outreach and peer programs are the most affected. 03:33 JULIE MACDONNELL USAID, CDC and PEPFAR funding cuts endanger rural services in South Africa. 04:35 GANNA DOVBAKH (EHRA) The narrative is changing, populists feel stronger 05:51 The case of Hungary: Viktor Orbán bans the Pride march and starts a new drug war. 06:39 ANN FORDHAM (IDPC) The over depoendency on the USA was not sustainable. Budget cuts happen in other countries as well. 07:53 MARIA-GORETTI ANE LOGLO (IDPC) Africa is most affected, African governments need to address funding of the health sector. 08:48 GANNA DOVBAKH (EHRA) Stopping wasting money on the war on drugs is essential for European countries. 09:47 ANTON BASENKO (INPUD) People who use drugs are used to this and are resilient. 10:26 JOHN WALSH (WOLA, USA) The new war against drug cartels is lacking a reasonable strategy. 11:39 DAVID CHOQUEHUANCA CÉSPEDES (Vice president of Bolívia) The coca leaf is a gift to the Andean-Amazonian peoples. 12:15 HERNAN VALES (UNHRO) The coca leaf needs to be completely removed from the UN drug conventions. 12:35 ANN FORDHAM (IDPC) The WHO's review process of the coca leaf is still ongoing. 13:35 DAVID CHOQUEHUANCA CÉSPEDES (Vice president of Bolívia) Long live the coca leaf!

    15 min
  6. "We Treat Hardcore, Severe, Treatment Resistant Depression" | ROBERT SCHOEVERS, MD | ICPR 2022

    FEB 10

    "We Treat Hardcore, Severe, Treatment Resistant Depression" | ROBERT SCHOEVERS, MD | ICPR 2022

    ROBERT SCHOEVERS, MD, PHD is Professor of Psychiatry at the University Medical Center in Groningen, The Netherlands. Recorded at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR) 2022, in Haarlem, The Netherlands. https://www.icpr-conference.com/ Questions: 0:00 Intro 0:05 Please introduce yourself and your work! 6:47 How do you see the future potential of the therapeutic use of ketamine? 9:25 How can you mitigate the risks of these substances? 11:34 There is a risk that psychedelic therapies will remain a privilege of the white upper middle class. Do you agree with this?

    14 min
  7. "MDMA Will be a Prescribable Medicine in Two Years" | Interview with PETER GASSER, MD | ICPR 2022

    FEB 3

    "MDMA Will be a Prescribable Medicine in Two Years" | Interview with PETER GASSER, MD | ICPR 2022

    PETER GASSER, MD is a Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist in Switzerland. Recorded at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR) 2022, in Haarlem, The Netherlands. https://www.icpr-conference.com/ https://drugreporter.net Questions: 0:00 Intro 0:05 Please introduce yourself and your work! 0:54 What brought you into this field? 1:52 Why are therapists interested in psychedelics? 3:15 How do psychedelics compare to traditional psychiatric drugs? 4:25 Is it the substance that has the healing potential, or is it only the substance embedded in this therapeutic context, assisting psychotherapy? 5:53 What does psychedelic assisted therapy look like in the real world? 7:05 Do you have any exclusion criteria? People you definitely would not work with? 8:18 Can a psychedelic experience induce a psychotic episode in an otherwise healthy individual? 9:24 What kind of training professionals need to provide psychedelic therapy?  10:34 Do you think therapists need subjective experiences with psychedelic drugs? 11:33 This is a multi hour long session, and must be very exhausting for the therapist. What does it look like from your side? 13:11 Psychedelic therapy now is mostly available for the upper middle class. Do you think the costs can be reduced and made available for the wider public and more marginalised people? 14:24 You did the first human LSD study after the long ban. How do you feel about the current wave of new research? 15:34 How do you see the future of psychedelics will find their way to mainstream medical care?

    17 min
  8. "Psychedelics are the Fruit of the Gods" | Interview with AMANDA FEILDING | ICPR 2022

    JAN 27

    "Psychedelics are the Fruit of the Gods" | Interview with AMANDA FEILDING | ICPR 2022

    AMANDA FEILDING is the Executive Director of the Beckley Foundation in the UK. Recorded at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR) 2022, in Haarlem, The Netherlands. https://www.icpr-conference.com/ https://drugreporter.net Questions: 0:00 Intro 0:05 You were one of the first persons who discovered the role of the cardiovascular system of the brain in the psychoactive effects of psychedelic drugs. Can you explain that?  2:01 How can psychedelics turn off the Ego? 27:13 You have been fighting for a greater recognition of psychedelics for several decades now. And now it seems that there is a greater recognition of psychedelics and more attention and more money is coming to this field. How does it make you feel?

    41 min
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The Drug Policy podcast of the Rights Reporter Foundation. Visit drugreporter.net for news and films from the frontlines of the war on drugs!

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