Psychedelic Program Series

Panel 2

 Psychedelics and Substance Use Issues

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Moderated by: Juliana Mulligan

Panelists: Jessica Cadoch, Andrew Tatarsky PhD, Danielle Herrera AMFT, Charles Flores PhD,

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With the recent increase in the popularity of substances like ibogaine, ayahuasca, and ketamine for the treatment of addictive patterns, unique challenges have appeared that require a careful approach. How can psychedelics be harnessed to aid in the healing and reprogramming of destructive patterns with substances? Using psychedelics for healing after having a negative relationship with other substances requires a careful, supported, and reflective approach. See our panelists investigate how social, biological, and psychological issues influence this process.

Video Availability

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Our Moderator

Juliana Mulligan has been an active member of the Ibogaine community for eight years and holds a B.A. in Psychology. She has worked in three Ibogaine clinics, completed Andrew Tatarsky's IHRP training, and has presented at multiple Psychedelic and Harm Reduction conferences. Under her current business Inner Vision Ibogaine, she works therapeutically with people supporting them in preparation for, and in integration after, treatment. Previously Juliana was an opioid dependent person and in 2011, with the help of Ibogaine treatment, she left opioids behind and set off on a path to transform the way drug users and their treatment is approached. Her work centers around guiding individuals to their own inner power and supporting them in reframing their life experiences into sources of knowledge and inspiration. She has developed a guide for finding safe Ibogaine treatment and is also currently working to create new systems of accountability and responsibility among Ibogaine practitioners and in the greater psychedelic therapy community. Juliana hopes to orient the Psychedelic Program to focus on the social intersections of the psychedelic community and how to create support for those who use psychedelics. She has been featured in Double Blind magazine, Woman's Day magazine, and Psymposia.

Website: https://www.innervisionibogaine.com/

https://www.ibogainecollective.com/

Instagram: @julianamu

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lazersforbreakfast

Our Panelists

Jessica is currently completing her masters in Medical Anthropology at McGill University, is the Executive Director of the Montreal Psychedelic Society, and is the Research Manager at Maya PBC. Her master's research explores the implications involved in a shifting paradigm around psychedelic substances. She pays particular attention to the ethics involved in integrating this new approach to managing mental illness into conventional and dominant ones, particularly in looking at twelve-step-based models of recovery from addiction. Beyond her research interests, Jessica contributes significantly to the psychedelic community through on-the-ground initiatives such as the psychedelic society, and other collectives that are still in the works.

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-cadoch-8b493a148/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jcadoch

Dr. Andrew Tatarsky is a psychologist who developed Integrative Harm Reduction Psychotherapy (IHRP) for treating the spectrum of risky and addictive behavior. IHRP brings psychoanalysis, CBT and mindfulness together in a harm reduction frame. The therapy has been described in his book, Harm Reduction Psychotherapy: A New Treatment for Drug and Alcohol Problems, and a series of papers. The book has been translated into Polish and Spanish. He holds a doctorate in clinical psychology from the City University of New York and is a graduate of New York University’s Postdoctoral Program in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy. He is Founder and Director of the Center for Optimal Living in NYC, a treatment and training center; founding member and Past-President, Division on Addiction of New York State Psychological Association, and Member of the Medical and Clinical Advisory Boards of the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services. Dr. Tatarsky trains nationally and internationally.

Email Andrew: atatarsky@cfol.org

Danielle M. Herrera (she/hers) is a Mixed Indigenous Harm Reduction and Psychedelic Psychotherapist who serves communities on occupied Ohlone Land (San Francisco and Oakland, CA). Danielle is passionate about accessible social justice and psychedelic psychotherapy, decriminalization and destigmatization of all drugs, representation of Indigenous voices, writing and sharing of poetry, and practicing with ritual and Tarot. Danielle's voice has been present in Psychedelic Seminar's Racial Justice Series, Al Jazeera's "The Stream", Medium, and others. Danielle is currently dedicated to projects that teach the process and practice of decolonization, psychedelic psychotherapy, and to intimate interpersonal healing work.

Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-m-herrera-291488b2/

Dr. Charles Flores LPCC, LAADC-S, CEO of Vital Puma Integral Recovery, is a California licensed and nationally certified psychotherapist, and a state and internationally certified advanced drug and alcohol counselor who has practiced in multiple settings in the field of co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders for over 25 years. He has directed several multi-million dollar substance abuse and mental health treatment programs in the Bay Area. He is currently the Psychedelics and Addictions Fellow for the CIIS Center for Psychedelic Therapies and Research. He is also professor of Chemical Dependency Studies at California State University, East Bay and has taught psychology at John F. Kennedy University and several other universities for the past 15 years. Dr. Flores is a Board Director of the California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals, where he serves on the Executive and Legislative Committees. He is excited about the prospects for the use of psychedelic therapies for Recovery in this “psychedelic renaissance”, and directing these therapies to the under-served and traumatized populations that most need them.

Website: https://vitalpuma.com/