Psychedelics: Past, present and future | Mark Haden | TEDxEastVan
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This TEDx talk explores psychedelics in history, the current research and a possible future model of post prohibition regulation based of the model of public health. Mark Haden has worked in the field of addiction services for 28 years and is an adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia in the School of Public and Population Health. He is an instructor at the University of British Columbia and has published studies on drug control policy in several Canadian and International academic journals. He works closely with the Health Officers of British Columbia on position papers related to market regulation of illegal drugs and in 2013 was awarded the Queens Diamond Jubilee Medal for his work on drug policy reform. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
_"The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.
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Such an insightful quote.
The sad thing is Science is mostly fake now and is guided by politics. Fake history fake science, fake math, people live in the illusion of falseness.
I think society misses a wisdom institution that it had before.
The fortunate fact is that wisdom is timeless so we can use old wisdom and apply it to current questions and new knowledge.
It states the obvious really; I wouldn’t say it’s particularly insightful. Scientific knowledge and indeed, laws have invariably preceded societal norms and wisdom.
Throughout history*
Psychedelics have the potential to make a significant impact on mental health issues like anxiety and depression. They've been incredibly helpful for me personally.
He's on instgram??
Yes
Psychedelic mushrooms healed me from severe ptsd that I suffered for years. Truly magical
Psilocybin containing mushrooms saved my life. The drastically reduced my Benzodiazepine withdrawal allowing me to quit illicit pill addiction after three years.
I take this product every other day in place of my Adderall and have no drop off in my functioning. That's incredible so I highly recommend.
I've been looking to get my hands on shrooms since growing isn't an option for me, Anyone knows where I can get?
Drfrederickcolox is the best, he's been my go to for anything psychedelic and shrooms, He's very reliable.
I see the psychedelic experience as a birth right, we can't have a free society until people are free to explore their own mind.
Is he on Instgram?
I've done Mushrooms (100+) LSD (50+) DMT (100+) times, here is what I found.
The only truly bad thing you can do with your life is to take it to seriously. Death is the only destination of life, so please don't hurry through, don't think of life as a journey, with a serious destination at the end. Realize it's all just play, it's a musical thing, and you are supposed to sing and dance your way through it.
Ye that's Alan Watts for you! Totally agree it saddens me to watch friends suffer from not understanding this. And pity me for choosing to live carefree and happy instead of bogged down by the next accomplishment/ step in life
@@LetsgrowGold 100%.
Thinking death is the only destination of life is the same as thinking of life as a journey toward something "beyond". You're merely preferring one thought form over another.
@@Zaynmallick2000 what about you?
That's a beautiful comment
The psychedelic experience is a birth right
birth, sleep, and death is all a psychedelic experience :)
“If the words ‘life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness’ don’t include the right to experiment with your own consciousness, then the Declaration of Independence isn’t worth the hemp it was written on.”
~ Terence McKenna
my mom is 93 and dying. she is mentaly aware and gets anxious. I give her a smoke 2-3 X a day. BEST medicine she has! she even tries to clown around. It's great
As someone who has done psychedelics, he is completely right. You will understand things in several different perspectives and truly understand the depth of things.
You have done it?
*curious
Like what exactly, really, like what?
@@sylviac.6778 it let you see outside yourself and let you see this thing I like to call a loop( a repetitive task you do everyday) and it can be toxic or good and depending where you are in your life and what's happening in it matters because it'll face you with it all. And its up to you on how you react
@@shivandragon1651 im scared of them but i will try them soon tho, i had bad experiencies with weed but I think shrooms might make some positive change in my life, a total different change in myself is what i want, i just hope i dont get mental or something
I smoked crack from ‘02-‘16 and fentanyl for the last 7 yrs of that. I went to rehab and struggled to remain clean until I recently did 5 hits of LSD and it is miraculous. I have not struggled since! This stuff is heaven sent!
Lol, 5 hits of acid?! I am surprised your keyboard hasn't melted and you can type or at least stay on topic without giggling...sounds like weak stuff...but weak is better than none!
@@salvatorezagra864 He wasn't tripping when he wrote this mate, also it's out of your system quickly, the next day he will be pretty much normal.
Again all depends on the ug some tabs are 100ug some are 220ug an so on
he probably means literal 'acid'
This brought me to tears of release for the pain we are putting our fellow human beings and the earth through. Our connection and capacity to love has been manipulated and disrupted purposefully. This talk gives me a sense of hope... But we must take the risk to step away from the destruction of a dying world so that we may save it and ourselves.
I love you.
“Dying world” words of Terrence McKenna here
Very well communicated.
One
people like you sir make me believe there are wise people out there who are a hope for others
LSD has been huge in helping me with my anxieties and it has really helped me understand my own brain more. Most recently it has helped me rationalize the stress from a breakup and give me hope that I'll be able to move on. I've transformed from being a zombie into being a functioning human being with a little heartache.
Lsd has helped me so much, I first started doing it as fun bc I was a naive kid(15) who had been diagnosed with R.A.Ds the attachment disorder not the respiratory disorder, then as I started doing it more and learning more about myself and going to therapy to help with my R.A.Ds, it started to show me how to integrate and use the experience to help myself and go intern give back to my grandparents and my family. Im now 18 and I've done lsd 45+ times and mushrooms 3 times, and I've found psilocybin to be alot more therapeutic and loving compared to lsd which I've found to be good at showing you what's up but really working showing you how to work through it.
@@shivandragon1651 well.. Since you've already done it.. I would recommend you write diaries about your life and take some notes about a brother or sister or anyone of close age in the same environment.. Bonus points if they share genetics.
This is to document /investigate the effects of psychoactive compounds on developing adolescents.. It doesn't sound good in theory, so a data point of real experience will be important. You could be a great discovery, a cautionary tale or an interesting decade long experiment.
@Angry Yordie
I've seen it with my own eyes help someone come to terms with a breakup in a roller-coaster 8 hours. To say that literally getting over every year of relationship took little over an hour has to be a world record of some sort.. All he said was "this energy is leashing/leeching/lashing me" "she's eating me out under" and the best last line.. "I'm becoming one with nature" before rolling into a bed sheet and sleeping on the grass.. I kid you not.. From hours long heart breaking conversations everyday to not a single word about her and generally not bringing it up because it's an "open wound".. This was during a weekend trip overseas.. By the time we arrived back, it was then an OK subject because "it's part of my life experience with all its good and bad.. We're not gonna cry over it for all eternity.. Haha, right?" obviously I wasn't laughing because..no if not for this magic maturity boost, I've been on this rodeo before with him and this usually lasts about 6 more months.
It was literally like magic.. You have to see it to believe it. But I'm sure it also requires strong willed rational people.. Bad experiences can be very traumatic/and life altering. Seen that too.
I had a very severe panic diorder 20 years ago. I cured it with in one weekend with a mushroom trip. Guided by myself and by myself, in a totally dark room. I haven't had a sigle episode since.
Think realistically. People have killed themselves tripping alone. So that alone can be used on top of mass hysteria and propaganda scaring people away for good. to be in a controlled environment with people who will keep you safe and aim you in the direction your intent was (which can easily be forgotten on an intense trip) the overall positive effects will increase greatly. You can’t just say hey everyone should take this and do it alone because it worked for me. That isn’t a realistic way to imagine this actually being implemented. Though I do agree if everyone just took dmt or lsd or mushrooms rn, the world would be a very different place.
I empathize with you
I am in need of a reset and have been a little fearful of what truths I may be forced to
Perceive about the person I have become. Not the same situation ... But I too have forced myself to be with myself that way. Oddly enough just before this again.
Fred Stone I’ve recently had a bad trip that showed me a lot about myself. Much needed but I’m not terrified of all drugs and the thing we have to realize is the decision won’t be made for us. If you want to use these as tools to find truths , fight the fear and overcome. Its what I’ve been telling myself. But if you don’t think you can handle the truths it shows you, ask yourself if you really want the truth, and if you really want to be a different person. You have so much time left to explore, it doesn’t have to be tonight or tomorrow. Just take your time and don’t take life too seriously.
I sound like such a hippie to majority of people i try convince about psychedelics,, magic mushrooms saved my life and i wont ever forget what they have done for me ❤️ mushrooms
Would you be willing to elaborate?
Ronri Samurai . Hi " yes , they destroyed my anxiety, like a miracle, and i had some of the best experiences of my life hands down ..
But unfortunately i was on a psychiatric drug and obviously didn't need them anymore, and the withdrawals when i quit them was so bad that i almost lost my mind, 18 months on and I'm free of any side effects, which is nice to hear myself say that ... they saved my life by getting me off that pharmaceutical drug and giving me a moral compass and a direction in life 😍🍄
@@sargent_mahoney5278 amen man
@@esnyder77 me too man.. i dare say try microdosing.. like 1g mushrooms or 100ug lsd twice a week and go on a bush walk or something... i really think thatd help anxiety and depression but i havent tried yet
@@esnyder77 ill report back once i gather the balls to actually try it haha
We need psychedelic freedoms
"They" won't allow it
I believe it will happen😊
I also believe that corporations and society will adjust very beautifully, corporations are just communities of people that develop and offer products and services. There is some contrasting stigmas behind corporations that jump all the way to corporate greed, there are 29million small business in the U.S. some of which are corporations. There is a wealth gap in the U.S. and throughout the World, but it should not just be seen as a gap in wealth. It is rather a gap in knowledge. There is a level of toxicity in only holding to the belief of corporations=bad and that things will never change such as the gap in wealth/knowledge. Although frustrating at first when discovering some of the truths of society, there is a vast beauty when educating ourselves and believing that things can change in our society. The answer and your individual answer in this role may not happen immediately, but keeping our eyes and heart open for the ways in which we can grow allows for those answers to fall beautifully into place, it is pivotal for one's self and for the whole😊
~In'Lakesh~
“They” won’t let you because you will figure out the world is a complete lie and nobody listens to you
We have legal psilocybin containing truffels in the Netherlands, feel welcome.
Total freedom to truly make our own choices when it comes to stuff like this is what we need.
Nobody should be told what they can and cannot put in their bodies. Just like a woman should not be told what they can and cannot.
When you break it down, we're not completely free.
so this is officially the best ted talk about psychedelics ive ever seen. possibly the best ted talk i’ve ever seen. the structure is so organized and well written, and everything is backed up by research. very convincing and makes more breakthroughs than any others i have seen. and he’s so articulate i feel sucked in when i watch. literally showing this to my mom tonight because she told me i shouldn’t try them. (a lil too late though, sorry mom...love you)
What was her reaction?
I totally lost it when he says "Nobody ever walked in my office and said, "I can't stop taking LSD" 😂 10:27
Yeah haha, it's an interesting aspect of most psychedelic drugs like mushrooms, LSD, etc. It's like embarking on an adventure. People don't want to go on an adventure every day!
Usually the other way around
@@leeillman7195 definitely not usually the other way around.
Educate yourself before you speak and spread misinformation and propaganda
@@shsh-hv9dg daddy chill 😐, he used the word “usually” which indicates that it’s possible for the two situations to happen. that’s not misinformation, it’s simply just information. i think you need to educate yourself man, & chill, no ones gonna hurt you here
Not enough veiws on this ted talk
Sharing is caring.
100%
It's probably age restricted
Probably top Tedtalk I’ve watched.
it appears that the prohibition of psychedelics is purely political
Also medicine industry don't want these to be legal, psychedelics can be used as mood stabilizing in microdoses.
Would you like to be a passenger
in a train driven by a " tripping "
driver ? I used to work alongside regular users of LSD / Cannabis
- It wasn't a pleasant experience
and the effects on their memory
and behaviour ( dismissed by
proponents ) were readily apparent .I'm quite happy for people to use psychedelics but the notion that their long term use is
unproblematic is simply untenable.
@@2msvalkyrie529 I agree that long term use of any drug (social or medical) is detrimental.
@@2msvalkyrie529 the point of psychedelic therapy is precisely to make it an infrequent thing. Tripping balls every week while smoking weed daily wont do you any good.
A yearly guided retreat is pretty safe.
Microdosing a few times a week probably will be safe too
An amazingly acrimonious, yet auspicious alliteration ;)
I still think it's perfectly fine to do this stuff by yourself, you don't have to be supervised, but some people can benefit from that, others can handle themselves just fine, not everyone is irresponsible, not everyone takes something, especially like this, without first informing/educate themselves.
Agreed. People have the freedom to imbibe w/e they want. I do think that theres an argument to be made that precautions should be made to avoid averse reactions as those can impact and negatively affect other people. Having a sober spotter is key, and as the speaker mentioned, set and setting are crucial. There's drug use and drug abuse, but the modern day era of drug prohibition basically views all drug use as drug abuse and the distinctions get lost in the noise.
If it means making it legal ill do it with a supervisor.
I think supervision would be an excellent idea for someone who is inexperienced.
I took a chance.. Well out of desperation.. And used ketamine, where I K holed several times I had several bad trips but my intuition told me that they were necessary and I just needed to integrate the revelations I got, into my everyday life. And now several months on, I am fighting back against addiction and although my life isn't great it's a lot better than what it was. For me Psychedelics may have been a life saver
@@pauldonnelly3179 good on you for never giving up brother. Keep researching different psychedelics and studying your inner self and you'll certainly reach new bounds!
Videos like these give me hope
Thank you Mark for talking with expertise, experience and wisdom. We need your voice to help change how we respond to the fentantyl poisonings. Thank you
Try the KETOGENIC diet, massive amounts of Vitamin C and prayer!
This is such a powerful ted talks. Almost brought me to tears.
That was awesome!! I am so happy to have found this therapy. After two evenings of ayahuasca therapy I am a changed man at the age of fifty:) feels so good!!
That was beautiful. Thank you very much for spreading the word.
What a great, great talk. So powerful. So much wisdom
what I learned is that nothing in this life is truly that serious. That we dont own our bodies and we are not our bodies, we are more, we are much bigger and higeher beings than we think, that we are a part of a very vast whole, and insecribable whole. That life and death are not the end, that there is no end really. i had an awakening, a realization that i am not alone, that i am encompassed and protected by a bigger force, and wherever that force will take me after, i will be okay. we will be okay.
30 years of on-stage experience really shows.
Fantastic job! The human history of wise use of these medicines is astonishing,
I’ve been crying the whole time especially after 8 min to end for it is true... God bless our grandchildren the ability of which we have today we must listen to the central voice of the community organism or the creator if you will we must prevail the ability of survival as a species, and as in religious pride will be in the way... we must work together or leave this Dear Mother Earth of all organisms to the stars above but that must be a last resort... this is the calm before the storm my love please surpass I the connector of what is already there!♥️😭
thanks for the enlightment, Dr.Hank Pym
i wanna be a professional trip sitter
haaaaaaaaa
:D
Only if you can promise me they are all sat on comfy bean bags with the giggles!
Go to the right music festival, and you'll find yourself trip sitting and what you'll get in exchange far surpasses money. Just a tip. ;)
Dawg you inspire me. That could be a profession with the right entrepreneur
Me too!!!!!
The most honest Ted Talk Ever! Thank You
Putting a comment here, so that the video places higher in youtube algorithm; the least that I can do.
yes!!
Yep.
This video needs many more views. Even just to educate the people that might have a skewed viewpoint of the truth.
one of the most wise talk I ever seen. Standing ovation
There are those among us bringing this back. I’m a practicing psychedelic endurance shaman. Cactus & mushrooms are not counted by how many experiences, rather part of a strict diet. There are quite a few of us floating around the populace. It’s my work to fully learn & experience these realms of consciousness to guide & supply these medicines free of charge. Your healing & the ripple effect it causes is my payment. 🙏❤️
I like the content more than the delivery. We need more loving caring dynamic preachers for psychedelics and natural medicine. If you are reading this - spread the word and walk the walk 🕉
Such articulate insights. Change is coming (at long last). Now for people to stand up and demand our right to, as Mark says, "Grow up!"
These beautiful people with such integrity smash the walls down that were built to destroy us
I've wanted to do psychedelic assisted therapy of some sort for a long time. The idea of being a traditional therapist fell apart the moment i learned how stubborn the mind typically is to change, and how effective psychedelics are in restructuring the mind..
Its shown me the error in my ways, whether I like it or not. And its all so beautiful how connected you are left feeling afterwards.
One of the best videos on this platform...
Incredible speech, learned quite a large amount.
A skilled orator! Bravo Mark.
Yes I have contributed. Your welcome & Thank you Jerry!
TEACH DRUG SAFETY IN SCHOOLS IT SHOULD BE MANDATORY
secret
its all in ur head, pinneal gland
its placebo
if they stop the psychosis stories and terrifying people, things wil come into the licht, ive been higher ive ever been on al the drugs i took my whole life in one time
Flash into a heavenly place, but its chemicals in your brain, pinneal make you function unconcious trough heavy trauma
Without anything, meditaion, prayer, and repetition, and triggering yourself
Thank you sir. You are doing amazing work and so are those whom you speak of. Beautiful.
I’ve trip sat like 15 ppl it’s amazing
100% with everything he said!
Those of us who are responsible users of psychedelics know well the benefits it has upon the human mind and know the importance of protecting humanity's right to 'raise our consciousness' as we see fit. Psychedelics should not be called a drug anymore and the term 'medicine' is much more apt
I throw love at this man
what a elegant speaker
Great talk. I only wish more people would understand that not all drugs are bad.
Lsd saved me. I had nothing but suicidal thoughts for years. And I came close many times. But I was able to enjoy life and see the greatness that I used to never see. When your with the right people and setting, it’s truly amazing.
Yea same here
Tho I prefer shrooms
But if you interested in getting some
Probe nick_wintson**
Nick_wintson *&-
Go Mark Haden! A wise and helpful talk for many. Blessings on your path - may we heal our world!
Wow! I used to love MDA back in the day.
Psychedelics are “pro-social”
Indeed!
Such a beautiful and accurate talk.
This video should be shown on schools
This is really eye opening, Thank you!
Good to know! I hope one day I get to try one of these and legally.
Legality appeals to authority, not morality. Just do it, ftp
Fantastic, thank you.
Perfect message
thank you
🍄 ❤️! Heal the world !!!!
Sargent Mahoney yes. 《3
LSD has done amazing things for the transformation of my own life, and I have also had amazing experiences with mushrooms as well. These things to me, are truly medicinal in the most amazing ways. We really can reach the next level of who we can become as a human race if we choose to!!
This is amazing. Watched several times
Free psychedelics now
I believe in you... Thanks!
I really loved the way he explained with an analogy of telescope. Simple to explain to a non-psychedelic person.:-P
Excellent.
I loved this talk! So much truth in one video
We are waking up!! There is hope for humanity! All we need to do is tune into ourselves, the answers are within. Trust in the universe; trust in you ❤
Leary's 'Drop out' referred to dropping out of one's own preconceptions, not dropping out of college or society. The term was eagerly latched onto by the media who resented the apparent freedom of the youth movement.
Whoop John thank you for clearing that up for me.
Timothy Leary and his partner, Richard Alpert (who later became known as Ram Dass) were both fired from Harvard University for daring to advocate the use of psychedelics. Leary, content to stay in the United States, was well known for saying "turn on, tune in, drop out". Alpert went to India and sought out a well-known guru. When he found him, he was already in a deep state of Jnana (roughly translated as "meditation"). Alpert wanted to find out what affect a hit of LSD would have on him in the state the guru was already in. If I remember right, after seeing no response from the guru, Alpert gave him another hit. Alpert waited and waited and saw no reaction by the guru. This is what made Alpert (Ram Dass) want to stay in India and learn as much as he could. When Alpert returned to the United States, he wrote the book titled "Be Here Now". Alpert continued writing. and both he and Leary remained devoted to the pursuit of higher consciousness.
He has many good books
That indian guru was neem karoli baba. Apparently ramdass gave him massive dose of acid to the baba but he was still smiling and said that gurus and yogis have stopped using such techniques for altering their consciousness.
This man has a lot of insight into our situation with respect to the psychedelic experience. As a result, I'd suggest listening to what he says. You see those who gain from the DIRECT experience of psychedelics (not necessarily "enjoy" or distribute) are being marginalized and criminalized. But obviously, if psychedelics prepare humanity for what is head--and I FIRMLY believe they do if given in the right setting--they should be legal IN CONTROLLED SETTINGS - even encouraged in a pure form in a controlled setting. That's it! Can we get this basic concept or will continue to cower in fear instead to throw those who feel otherwise in small cages to ruin their lives? I do not exaggerate when I say the future of humanity might just be in the balance here, so make your choice very carefully...
share this everywhere !
This man speaks more truth than every politician in the world combined.
LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS
I'm tripping so hard. Thank you for the video.
Bro same
That was crazy
Hope you had a great trip dude!
this is the vid to show for parents kids! short on point and understanding. 5/5 stuff.
Anecdotal evidence, in large numbers, with same categories of described effect by the participants cannot be considered without merit. The fact that clinicians were not allowed to study them for 25 plus yrs is the reason this talk may not meet your stringent guidelines. It does not mean current studies are not of scientific merit. The language is in development, along with the scientific outcomes. It is worth watching!
I'm so tired of being alone in this universe. Humanity feels so lonely. Let us have our escape
Honey Bee Talks
Hey, I think we as individuals don’t need the approval from society... we know better for ourselves 😉
Very very true. I couldn't agree more.
quite a good speaker
thank you!...
I really appreciate that this is a mental health professional, knowledgeable about psychedelics who recognizes that restricting use to one on one attention with a therapist and religious rituals would still be a restriction that would disenfranchise people.
Millennials and younger generations have experienced helicopter parenting more than completely disengaged parents, and the direct attentions of a therapist are not the same as getting to bond with peers (both friends and strangers).
Music festivals can be responsible use venues, especially if they are allowed to implement best practice administration procedures.
Very well said
Thanks you very much.
That Guy was Great! It reminded me of 7 Layers of The Human Structure & The 7 Planes Of The Solar System. Thanks TEDx Talks
Being at concerts in the late 90’s and taking good ecstasy I would find that I somehow knew every other person who was on it as well 100% of the time just by making eye contact..
I mean, it's not that surprising considering molly makes your pupils stupidly large.
Sick and tired Of complaining ur making that inner fire in me roar
So so good!
There is hope
I agree with him, but there are drawbacks, the dopamine system is stimulated and gets depleted. These substances should only be used when really needed.
Yea. Plus they're anti-addictive so they're self-regulating
What exactly gets depleted? Can you link a paper?
The tolerance of the substances grows very rapidly. Therefore people have to wait out. And I have taken LSD and shrooms. I cherish the memory of the experience but I never feel I need to take it immediately. It is kind of self-regulating.
lsd uses dopamine slightly but stuff like mushrooms and dmt just purely use the serotonin system and just mimic serotonin
Several people have mentioned Alan Watts . . . one of the best remarks I heard from him regarding the use of psychedelics was, "Once you get the message, hang up the phone."
He makes sense on one level, the hippie psychedelic phase and post hippie hard drug/stoner phase from the early '70s led many to become life long stoners or to give it up altogether and for some to see that all he talks about can be achieved without any drugs at all and if you chose that path, if you work maybe for decades for this new depth, you actually own . . . a sense of arrival in your being no drug ever can offer.
The only thing I have a problem to in this speech is that "as long as someone is in charge" emphasis. :D
Rule number one: Anybody can do whatever they want.
It's more important to facilitate common understanding level. Rather than running into "safety" of controlled system I imagine transformed society where everybody is able to take care of themselves on their own by understanding that none of us is alone.
Great talk
everything is connected ;)
this video will blow up one day.
Wow! 'Pro-social" very clearly a good word-chose