Psychedelics I. Acid Test: LSD, Ecstasy, and the Power to Heal with Tom Shroder

The U.S. federal government spent millions of dollars on hundreds of experiments with psychedelic drugs: LSD, Psilocybin, and Mescaline, to treat a variety of mental health conditions. There were more than a thousand clinical papers, several dozen books, and six international conferences focused on the effects of this category of drugs, called “psychedelics.”

Tom Shroder discusses the evolution of psychedelic drugs and their recent resurgence in the treatment of PTSD, depression, and addiction.

About Our Guest

Tom Shroder is an award-winning journalist, writer, and former editor of The Washington Post Magazine. He is the author of numerous books, including: Acid Test: LSD, Ecstasy and the Power to Heal, Fire on the Horizon: The Untold Story of the Gulf Oil Disaster, and Old Souls: Compelling Evidence From Children Who Remember Past Lives. Tom’s book, The Hunt for Bin Laden, became the #1-best selling Kindle Single on Amazon.

His latest book, The Most Famous Writer Who Ever Lived: A True Story of My Family, chronicles his search to discover the truth of the life of his grandfather, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist MacKinlay Kantor, and is on the list of TOP 10 Best Memoirs for 2016.