

Dr. Martin Polanco
Clinic Founder / Psychedelic Researcher
Martin Polanco, M.D. is the founder of The Mission Within, a clinical program that serves Special Operations Veterans and specializes in treatment-resistant and complex conditions such as mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI), Post-traumatic Stress, Depression, and/or Addiction as a result of experiences during military service.
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His extensive experience in treating addiction laid the groundwork for developing The Mission Within. Dr. Polanco was the founder and medical director at Crossroads Treatment Center which demonstrated an effective mental health treatment model using psychedelics. He built on this work by contributing to the body of psychedelic research, specifically focused on the outcome and phenomenological studies of Ibogaine and 5 MeO-DMT.
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His mission is to make psychedelic therapy for PTSD available to every veteran that needs it while conducting research to prove its effectiveness - the end goal being the legalization of psychedelic medicines.
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STUDIES
ARTICLES & VIDEOS
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Articles:
The New York Times: Seeking Relief From Brain Injury, Some Veterans Turn to Psychedelics
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The New York Times: Powerful Psychedelic Gains Renewed Attention as a Treatment for Opioid Addiction
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The Economist: Mexico has become a testing ground for psychedelic therapies​
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Predictors of psychedelic treatment outcomes among special operations forces veterans.
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Forbes: Tribeca Film About Ibogaine: A Revolutionary Treatment For Addiction And PTSD?
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Can psychedelics combat prolonged grief? Dell Medical School launches study to find out.
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The New York Times: 'I Want to Reset My Brain': Female Veterans Turn to Psychedelic Therapy
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The New Yorker: The Pied Piper of Psychedelic Toads
WBUR Boston- Ibogaine: One Man's Journey To Mexico For Psychedelic Addiction Treatment
Psychedelic Times: At the Crossroads of Ibogaine and 5-MeO-DMT: An Interview with Dr. Martin Polanco
Psychedelic Times: Ibogaine: Dr. Martin Polanco Talks Psychedelic Therapy for Addiction
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LA Weekly: Turn On, Meet God, Get Straight
Confessions of a fossil fuel addict
Higher Consciousness, Greater Love: An Experience with 5MeO DMT
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Podcasts:
Tim Ferriss- Dr Martin Polanco and Dr Dan Engle. Are psychedelics the next medical breakthrough?
The Ibogaine Experience – Treating Addiction with Alternative Medicine: #289 Bulletproof radio. Dave Asprey
Extreme Health Radio:
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Everyday Warrior Podcast: Doctors Martin Polanco and Kirk Parsley
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