Matthew W. Johnson

Matthew W. Johnson, Ph.D., Professor at Johns Hopkins, is an expert on psychedelics, other drugs, and addiction. Working with psychedelics for 16 years, he has published approximately 50 scientific papers on psychedelics. Matt published psychedelic safety guidelines in 2008, helping to resurrect psychedelic research. He published the first research on psychedelic treatment of tobacco addiction in 2014, and the largest study of psilocybin in cancer distress in 2016. His 2018 psilocybin review recommended Schedule IV upon medical approval. He has guided >100 psychedelic sessions. Matt also conducts behavioral economic research on both addiction and sexual risk. He conducts research with most psychoactive drug classes, was 2018 President of the Psychopharmacology Division of the American Psychological Association, and is current President of the International Society for Research on Psychedelics. Interviewed by: 60 Minutes (CBS News), New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, BBC, CNN, Fox Business News, NPR, and Michael Pollan.