Who Is Joshua White? Founder and Executive Director of Fireside Project
Founder and executive director of Fireside Project and co-author of real-world psychedelic support research.
Joshua White is the founder and executive director of Fireside Project, according to PRWeb.
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White spent more than five years building a database resource from Fireside Project's Psychedelic Support Line and co-authored a peer-reviewed study published in Science Advances analyzing real-world psychoactive drug use data, according to PRWeb and AOL.
Where Joshua White Is Now
- Current role: Founder and executive director
- Organization: Fireside Project
- Known for: Establishing Fireside Project and developing its database resource analyzing real-world psychedelic support line interactions
- Recent news: Co-authored a peer-reviewed study in Science Advances based on data from Fireside Project's Psychedelic Support Line
Joshua White currently leads Fireside Project as its founder and executive director, as reported by PRWeb.
Development of the Fireside Database
White and his research partners recognized that Fireside Project's support hotline had accumulated a large volume of anonymized data detailing real-world psychoactive drug use, according to AOL.
White stated that more than five years were spent building the database resource because the vast majority of psychedelic use occurs in settings that researchers have had very little ability to observe, as reported by PRWeb.
Peer-Reviewed Research in Science Advances
White co-authored a peer-reviewed study published in Science Advances that analyzed data gathered from Fireside Project's Psychedelic Support Line, according to PRWeb.
The study was conducted alongside a team of researchers that included Swiss-based psychiatrist Mickael Eskinazi, as reported by AOL.
Findings on Cannabis Distress and Harm Reduction
White and his co-authors wrote that cannabis occupies a unique policy position and merits particular attention, observing that it is the most widely legalized psychoactive substance in the United States while remaining largely excluded from psychedelic harm reduction frameworks and mental health crisis infrastructure, according to AOL.
The study co-authored by White concluded that 2,004 calls involving weed-induced panic demonstrate that cannabis-related psychological distress is a real and recurring phenomenon, pointing to evidence that people experience cannabis distress unsupervised regardless of whether its per-interaction distress rate differs reliably from other substances, as reported by AOL.
Research Goals for the Fireside Database
White stated that he wants researchers to utilize the Fireside Database to ask better questions regarding psychedelic safety, support, healing, and risk factors, according to PRWeb.
Frequently asked questions
Who is Joshua White?
Joshua White is the founder and executive director of Fireside Project and a co-author of a peer-reviewed research study published in Science Advances, as reported by PRWeb.
What is Joshua White's role at Fireside Project?
Joshua White is the founder and executive director of Fireside Project, according to PRWeb.
What study did Joshua White co-author?
White co-authored a peer-reviewed study published in Science Advances analyzing data from Fireside Project's Psychedelic Support Line alongside researchers including Swiss-based psychiatrist Mickael Eskinazi, according to AOL and PRWeb.
Why did Joshua White help build the Fireside Database?
White stated that more than five years were spent building the database resource because the vast majority of psychedelic use occurs in environments that researchers have had very little ability to observe, according to PRWeb.
What did Joshua White and his co-authors conclude about cannabis distress?
White and his co-authors concluded that 2,004 weed-induced panic calls showed cannabis-related psychological distress is a real and recurring phenomenon, and noted that cannabis is largely excluded from psychedelic harm reduction frameworks and mental health crisis infrastructure, as reported by AOL.
How does Joshua White want researchers to use the Fireside Database?
White stated that he wants researchers to use the Fireside Database to ask better questions regarding psychedelic safety, support, healing, and risk factors, according to PRWeb.
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