Paul Stamets
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2 fact-checked claims across 1 episode on the Joe Rogan Experience. Each is a receipt: the exact quote, its timestamp, what published evidence says, and who benefits.
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- JRE #1385▶ 26:24
“Fifteen patients, small clinical studies, statistically significant. Ten out of 15 people, after one or two heroic doses of psilocybin, 12 months later had not…”
Stamets claims a Johns Hopkins study found 10 of 15 smokers quit after one or two high doses of psilocybin and stayed smoke-free 12 months later.
- JRE #1385▶ 42:27
“you add 100 to 200 milligrams of niacin. Now, if someone tries to get high by taking 10 times as much, they'll have like two grams of niacin. This is flushing …”
Stamets claims stacking niacin with microdosed psilocybin mushrooms acts as a built-in 'antabuse' deterrent against taking higher, intoxicating doses.