The first of three special episodes recorded at the Society for the Study of Addiction conference. All have a psychedelic theme - and particularly the use of psychedelics in medicine. In this episode Dr Suzi Gage chats to Dr Ben Sessa, a child and adolescent psychiatrist with an interest in psychedelic medicine. In particular, he talks about using MDMA during psychotherapy.

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Psychedelics at the SSA. Part 1 - Dr. Ben Sessa

The internet is full of misinformation about recreational drugs - both legal and illegal. Dr Suzi Gage, a psychologist interested in understanding associations between substance use and mental health, tackles one substance per episode - providing information about what we know - the harms, but also potential benefits of these substances. There's no hype, no spin and no judgement, just information. In the first series, she is in conversation with rapper Scroobius Pip.

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