Matthew Johnson

Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University.

Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins University.

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The 1960s and 1970s painted a mixed and controversial view of psychedelics, but their truly transformative nature may lie in their potential to heal.

Is a new psychedelic revolution upon us with MDMA?

The 1960s and 1970s painted a mixed and controversial view of psychedelics, but their truly transformative nature may lie in their potential to heal.

from Life Examined

The 1960s and 1970s painted a mixed and controversial view of psychedelics, but their truly transformative nature may lie in their potential to heal.

Is a new psychedelic revolution upon us with MDMA?

The 1960s and 1970s painted a mixed and controversial view of psychedelics, but their truly transformative nature may lie in their potential to heal.

from Life Examined

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