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Feb. 3, 2026: Go inside Colorado’s new psilocybin healing centers; An extra incentive to quit tobacco

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PSILOCYBIN ASPEN HEALING CENTER SKIPPY MESIROW
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Skippy Mesirow, a former Aspen City Council member, has opened Sanctum, the first psilocybin-based healing center in the city.

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The first healing centers to offer therapy using psychedelics are open in Colorado and they've been a longtime coming. They're meant to treat things like PTSD and depression. For our series, The Trip: CPR’s Coverage of Colorado’s Psychedelic Journey, Denverite's Kiara DeMare visited some of these new facilities. Then, state lawmakers will consider a bill today with the goal of reducing domestic violence fatalities. Plus, still trying to make good on that New Year's Resolution to kick that tobacco habit? The good news is that there's free help available and an extra incentive through Colorado Quitline. And we "Raise the Curtain" with theatre critic John Moore of the Denver Gazette who shares highlights of the recent True West Awards and the healing power of theatre and storytelling.