{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"#67 Just Up the Dose?: Therapy Cults are Influencing Psychedelic Medicine Standards","description":"It has become a problematic standard practice in the psychedelic therapy industry to increase drug dosages after patients display red flag symptoms. Psymposia discusses a recent Wall Street Journal article about these practices as they manifest in the ketamine industry; the psychedelic industry\u2019s historic normalization of these practices; and recent attempts to convince lawmakers to protect psychedelic providers from liability for standard forms of medical malpractice. Together, these developments highlight why allowing a therapy cult to influence the norms of psychedelic medicine puts the public at risk. Footnotes: She Hoped Ketamine Would Rewire Her Brain. She Didn\u2019t Live to See It Work. (WSJ): Live link:  https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/health\/wellness\/ketamine-telehealth-dangers-4a7bc8da Archive link: https:\/\/archive.is\/qLxwO The Psychedelic Syndicate (Psymposia):  https:\/\/www.psymposia.com\/psychedelic-syndicate-executive-summary-silicon-valley-maps-lykos-mdma-fda-billionaires\/ Hamilton\u2019s Pharma Cope Series (Psymposia): https:\/\/www.psymposia.com\/hamiltons-pharma-cope\/ Colorado has a chance to get ibogaine policy right (Colorado Newsline):  https:\/\/coloradonewsline.com\/2026\/02\/17\/colorado-get-ibogaine-policy-right\/ &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"The Psymposia Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/plusthree.libsyn.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40819315\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/ed3037\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/200672430"}