Thu., August 29, 2024, at 6 p.m. On this Health Matters Mental Health Edition, host Jenny Gregorio will be joined by Dr. Shawn McNeil, Kevin Murnane, PhD, and PhD candidate Frances Vest to talk about addiction to methamphetamines, its prevalence, and a new clinical trial here at LSU Health Shreveport which will look at psilocybin as a possible treatment. Questions will be taken during the show at 1-800-552-8502.
Shawn McNeil, MD, FAPA, is Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Program Director of the Psychiatry Residency Program, Director of Neuroinformatics Research, and Director of Clinical Research for LARC at LSU Health Shreveport.
Kevin Murnane, PhD, is Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Neuroscience, Associate Professor of Psychiatry., and Director of Basic Science Research for Louisiana Addiction Research Center at LSU Health Shreveport.
Frances Vest is a fifth-year PhD candidate in the Murnane Lab, part of the Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology & Neuroscience at the LSUHS School of Graduate Studies.