Dr Ben Sessa | MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy to Treat PTSD and AUD

We had the pleasure of hosting Dr Ben Sessa (MD) to give a talk about his work leading psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy to help people of abuse suffering PTSD with Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD). He also gave us some insights into the work Awakn will be doing throughout the year, setting up psychedelic treatment clinics around the UK starting in Bristol. Timestamps: 00:00 Childhood trauma and its effect on brain development and mental health 06:32 Psychedelics and treating alcoholism throughout history 10:25 An introduction to MDMA 19:11 Bristol-Imperial MDMA-Alcoholism (BIMA) study 21:35 Safety profile of MDMA 27:24 BIMA study results 31:02 The next steps for MDMA-assisted psychotherapy 32:50 Analysing the objections to clinical use of psychedelics 39:54 The future of psychedelic medicine and Ben gives some information about Awakn 43:29 Q&A session