MDMA is getting ever closer to becoming a legal medicine.
The federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is now expediting review of an application which, if approved, would allow doctors to prescribe the psychedelic for people experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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Small clinical trials have shown that one or two doses of psilocybin, given in a therapeutic setting, can make dramatic and long-lasting changes in people suffering from treatment-resistant major depressive disorder, which typically does not respond to traditional antidepressants.
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Keep reading for an interview with regulatory attorney Kimberly I. Chew.
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Here’s an interview with five questions for physician Rachel Rackow, where she discusses the intersection of psychedelic-assisted therapy and palliative care.
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Psychedelic nonprofit Unlimited Sciences announced the Psychedelic Info Line providing callers with fact-based information on psychedelics.
People are encouraged to call toll-free 1 (888) 210-3553 (Monday through Thursday from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. MST or email.
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Are psychedelics an antidote to pessimism?
Research indicates that psychedelic therapy can improve mental health outcomes by addressing the pessimism bias.
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The connection between the psychedelic movement and Indigenous medicine is complex and multifaceted.
Indigenous-led Medicine conservation is biocultural conservation.
It is NOT an effort to simply preserve these medicines (and supply chains) – or their constituent molecules and/or specific habitat – but the entire ecological, social and cultural milieus within which they exist, and from which they cannot be separated without compromising the system as a whole.
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MDMA therapy for PTSD could become a new treatment option for millions of people living with trauma. The clinical evidence is growing.
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Different psychedelics show unique promise for treating mental illness, from PTSD to depression and anxiety. This article compares MDMA and LSD.
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