Nova, Can Psychedelics Cure?

PBS Western Reserve (WNEO 45.1 / WEAO 49.1):

Wednesday, Oct. 19, at 9 PM
Thursday, Oct. 20, at 2 AM
Tuesday, Oct. 25, at 5 PM

Hallucinogenic drugs—popularly called psychedelics—have been used by human societies for thousands of years. Today, scientists are taking a second look at many of these mind-altering substances—both natural and synthetic—and discovering that they can have profoundly positive clinical impacts, helping patients struggling with a range of afflictions from addiction to depression and PTSD.