Kevin Franciotti - Psychedelic Therapy, Iboga and Journalism

Download Kevin is a science writer, graduate student researcher and aspiring clinician, harm reduction educator and substance use recovery advocate. Kyle and Joe talk to him about loads of topics including early Iboga therapies, an early Boston Ibogaine Conference, his approach to journalism and his future aspirations to do future clinical work and research. Kevin's website Kevin's writing Public Seminar (2016, The New School blog) - Trump Calls Killing Addicts, "Right Approach" SSDP Blog (2016) - Recovery and Reform: An Alum's Journey Back The Fix (2016)  I Take Psychedelic Drugs and I'm in Recovery VICE (2016, 2015)  Inside a Music Festival in a Country Where All Drugs Are Decriminalized  Meet the Only Doctor in the World Legally Allowed to Use LSD to Treat Patients New Scientist (2016, 2014, 2013) Magic Mushroom drug helps people with cancer face death Putting healthcare first can save festival drug users from harm  LSD's ability to make minds malleable revisited  Mind-altering drug could offer life free of heroin Reality Sandwich (2015) Growing Pains: Reflections on the Current Psychedelic Renaissance  A New Perspective: How Ibogaine Treatment Helped Turn My Life Around Ladybud (2015) – Envisioning a Post-Prohibition World at Psymposia Psychedelics Conference Reset.me (2015, 2014) Marine-Turned-Researcher Announces New Ayahuasca Study at Psychedelic Event Psychedelics and the Origins of Christmas Folklore: An Interview with Professor Carl Ruck Entering a Psychedelic State – Without Psychedelics: Inside Holotropic Breathwork Reason.com (2014) – Psychedelic Science (Acid Test by Tom Shroder book review) Staff Writer (Fall 2012–Spring 2013) - NuScience Magazine, Northeastern University The Environmental Impacts of Anti-Drug Eradication: Plan Colombia (Issue 15) NU Science Interview with NU Professor Albert-Laszlo-Barabasi (Issue 16) MDMA for PTSD (Issue 13) Links Dana Beal Carl Hart Kosmicare Gary Fisher - Papers Purdue Erowid Autism 20-25 mg Psilocybin 200 mcg - LSD A Conversation Between Gary Fisher and Myron Stolaroff (2004) - Psychedelic Salon 2009 Ibogaine Conference Northeastern University, Boston, Mass. Alicia Danforth Ph.D -Dissertation National Geographic - Breakthrough season 2 About Kevin: Kevin graduated from Northeastern University in 2013 with a degree in neuroscience. As an undergraduate he completed an internship as a research assistant at Harvard Medical School working on the Phase 2 dose-response study investigating the therapeutic potential of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for treatment of cancer related anxiety. Kevin was also one of the founders of the Northeastern chapter of Students for Sensible Drug Policy, and in 2009 the group hosted and co-sponsored the Boston Ibogaine Forum. He now lives in New York City where he is enrolled in a clinical psychology graduate program at The New School for Social Research and is pursuing a doctoral degree. Kevin has worked part-time for the Drug Policy Alliance, and also works as a writer covering topics related to psychedelic therapy, addiction, and mental health advocacy. His recent contributions include: New Scientist, Reason.com, Reset.me, Reality Sandwich, and VICE.com.