Investigative journalist Rich Haridy reports on the latest developments in psychedelic medicine.
Psychedelics have been one of the most exciting – and controversial – developments in mental health treatment in recent years.
But what are these mind-altering drugs actually doing? And are psychedelics about to hit the mainstream?
In Trip Reports, Rich Haridy does a deep dive into the experimental science and treatments happening across Australia and the world, from the little-known history of psychedelic use in medicine in 1960s Melbourne to the latest science on the impacts of microdosing (or lack thereof) and new models for psychedelic therapies.
‘A mind-expanding journey.’ – Mike Jay
‘A cool, exacting look at psychedelics that cuts through the noise.’ – Alison Pouliot
‘Rich Haridy combines the rigour of a true journalist with the epistemic modesty of an intellectual in an engaging and necessary read for anyone who hopes for psychedelics to remain truly transformational.’ – Douglas Rushkoff
‘An even-handed and evidence-based exploration of psychedelics and their potential, while avoiding the hype.’ – Lynne Malcolm
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Castlemaine: Trip Reports book launch & After Hours film screening
When: Thursday 24 September, 6.30pm – 9.20pm
Where: Theatre Royal Castlemaine
Tickets available here!
To celebrate the release of Rich Haridy’s new non-fiction book Trip Reports, the APS is co-hosting a launch at the Theatre Royal. The event will feature a Q&A with the author, alongside a rare screening of Martin Scorsese’s yuppie nightmare comedy, After Hours (1985).
6:30pm: Book launch + Q&A
Investigative journalist Rich Haridy spent two years diving into the world of psychedelic science and medicine in Australia. The result, his first book Trip Reports, begins by taking the reader all the way back to 1960s Melbourne when LSD was regularly prescribed by psychiatrists before shooting forward to the present day where we find microdosing, MDMA therapy, and magic mushroom genetics under the research microscope.
Join us before the movie for an exclusive, and likely provocative, conversation with Haridy, hosted by APS committee member and Associate Professor at the National Drug Research Institute, Monica Barratt.
