London Real

David Nutt is a British psychiatrist and neuropsychopharmacologist specialising in the research of drugs that affect the brain and conditions such as addiction, anxiety and sleep.  WATCH FOR FREE: https://londonrealacademy.com/episodes/professor-david-nutt-the-truth-about-drugs/  Chapters: 00:00 Trailer. 02:09 Brian’s thoughts on the episode. 06:09 Brian’s Introduction. 06:51 Why LSD was made illegal. 15:14 Alcohol, the original recreational drug. 18:28 Influence on Government and media attitude to recreational drugs. 20:17 Scoring drugs. 24:38 Social, class and racial attitudes to use of alcohol and other recreational drugs. 27:04 Ecstasy versus Equasy paper. 31:15 Calls for resignation and the sacking of David Nutt. 33:43 A youthful fascination with LSD and its effect on America. 38:11 Discovering profound impact of LSD on the brain. 43:01 Those that cannot change their minds, cannot change anything. 48:15 Analogy of drug laws being the worst censorship of research since the ban on the telescope. 51:53 Davi