Kratom, an herbal extract from the leaves of a tree indigenous to Southeast Asia, is now used by millions to enhance mood, relieve pain and reduce the symptoms of opioid withdrawal. Dr. Kirsten Smith is a post-doc fellow at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIH) who is playing a central role in researching this fascinating substance.
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Steve Rolles on Legalizing Drugs
Charley & Shelley Wininger On Healthy Aging & Sex with MDMA
Paul Gootenberg on the Global History of Drugs
Dennis McKenna on The Brotherhood of the Screaming Abyss
Neil Carrier on Khat
Bonus episode: Psychedelic Confessions - Speaking Personally
Lisa McGirr on Alcohol Prohibition and the Rise of the American State
Gabor Maté on Trauma and the Myth of Normal
Chris Kilham - "The Medicine Hunter" - on Kava
Ellen Scanlon on Women & Cannabis
Bonus Episode: How to Do the Pot
Hattie Wells on Ibogaine Treatment
Martin Lee on CBD: It's a Molecule, Not a Miracle
Chelsea Handler on Drugs
Lynn Paltrow on Pregnancy and Drugs
Martin Torgoff on Jazz, Race, The Beats & Drugs
Kurt Schmoke: Profile in Courage
Boris Jordan on the Politics & Future of the Cannabis Industry
Edward Slingerland on Intoxication & Civilization
Graham Pechenik on Psychedelic Patents & Law
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