R.I.S.E. SUMMIT
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PSYCHEDELIC TREATMENTS FOR ADDICTION RECOVERY
Psychedelics, Plant Medicines & the Future of Addiction Recovery
A full-day, invitation-only working session convening researchers, clinicians, and peer recovery leaders for evidence-informed, cross-disciplinary dialogue.
One room. Every perspective the field needs.
The evidence base for psychedelics and plant medicines in addiction care is growing fast — and so are the open questions. Researchers, clinicians, and community recovery leaders are often working the same problem from different rooms, with different vocabularies and different stakes.
On November 13, the Etheridge Foundation is bringing 100 of them into one room for a structured day of dialogue: mapping what we actually know, examining models of care, confronting ethics and risk head-on, and designing concrete next steps — together.
This Working Session follows the inaugural R.I.S.E Summit on November 12, in collaboration with leading researchers and community partners.
- Who's in the room: researchers, clinicians, peer & community recovery leaders
- Format: breakouts, World Café rotations, case-based deliberation, design sprints
- Duration: 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM, with a closing reception
What the day is built to produce
By the close of the session, participants will have worked together toward three concrete goals.
Shared priorities, named tensions
Identify where research, clinical practice, and community experience align — and where they genuinely conflict.
Practice- and policy-relevant insight
Co-develop insight that can travel beyond the room — into clinics, training programs, and policy conversations.
Outputs with a destination
Generate concrete material to inform conference panels, future research, and ongoing collaboration.
A working agenda, not a lecture series
Every session is built around mixed-stakeholder conversation — not panels talking at the room.
Tangible outputs, not just notes
Post-session synthesis report
Priority research questions
Draft ethical principles
Proposed collaboration pathways
Paired with the R.I.S.E Summit
R.I.S.E Summit — AV Irvine
The Working Session follows the inaugural R.I.S.E Summit, featuring grantees of the Etheridge Foundation and a public forum highlighting emerging research, clinical models, and community perspectives shaping the field.
Apply for an invitation
The Working Session is by invitation only, with 100 seats reserved for researchers, clinicians, and peer support leaders working at the intersection of psychedelics and addiction recovery.
Apply for an Invitation