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Jun 2020
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16. Veterans & Psychedelics part 2 – Aya...

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Combat trauma researcher Kate Pate and US military veteran Nathan Pohl join Professor Nutt to answer the question - Could ayahuasca and other plant-based medicines lead the next generation of psychotherapy? 
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