The Drug Classroom

Adam is the founder of two popular YouTube channels, PsychedSubstance and SWIM. He's had an interest in drugs, most notably psychedelics and entactogens, for years. He offers entertaining content about various substances. We talk about psychedelic harm reduction, philosophy, microdosing, and a variety of other topics. PsychedSubstance - http://youtube.com/PsychedSubstance SWIM - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOWGNAei4hIjOna_JgWGCOA ---- How you can support TDC: https://thedrugclassroom.com/support/ ---- Music credit: Lee Rosevere (BY)

Glen Carner is a psychotherapist focused on addiction. He received an MA from Fairleigh Dickinson University and is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC). Along with working in the field of addiction treatment, Glen offers family therapy. His practice, Family & Addiction Counseling, has locations in Honolulu and Kapolei, Hawaii. You can find more about that facility here: http://familyaddictioncounseling.com/ We discuss, among a variety of other things, his manner of treatment and how families should deal with someone who has an addiction. ---- How you can support TDC: https://thedrugclassroom.com/support/ ---- Music credit: Lee Rosevere (BY)

Emanuel Sferios founded DanceSafe, a nonprofit harm reduction organization, in the late 1990s. For decades he has worked to combat the harms of prohibition, especially as they apply to MDMA. He's now working on a film, "MDMA The Movie," which will cover multiple aspects of the substance. In this episode we discuss how people can reduce the chance of harm when using MDMA, the negative effects of prohibition, and his history with the substance, among other things. You can learn more about the film here: http://www.mdmathemovie.com/ There's also an ongoing crowdfunding campaign for the movie: https://donate.mdmathemovie.com/en/campaigns/TTTR4Li6j7oskQMGJ ---- How you can support TDC: https://thedrugclassroom.com/support/ ---- Music credit: Lee Rosevere (BY)

This is a quick introduction to The Drug Classroom (TDC) and the podcast. TDC provides drug education and harm reduction information. The podcast will feature guests from a range of areas, including pharmacology, harm reduction, drug policy, and neuroscience. You can learn more about TDC here: https://thedrugclassroom.com ---- How you can support TDC: https://thedrugclassroom.com/support/ ---- Music credit: Lee Rosevere (BY)