The surprising new treatment for mental illness - Anees Bahji
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In 1943, chemist Albert Hofmann accidentally exposed himself to a drug he derived from ergot fungus and recorded its unexpected, mind-altering effects. The drug, lysergic acid diethylamide— or LSD— was soon heralded for its psychiatric potential. But how do LSD and other psychedelic drugs affect the body? And can they actually be medicinal? Anees Bahji explores the science of psychedelics.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator
- Anees Bahji
- Directed by
- Rowena Sheehan
- Composer
- Cem Misirlioglu, Work Play Work
- Sound Designer
- André Aires, Work Play Work
- Director of Production
- Gerta Xhelo
