The boxer felt broken. Every day, he was waking up in pain. Some days, it was debilitating headaches. Other times, it was his back. Or his fists. His ribs. His nose. On top of that, he had mood swings. Depression. Anxiety.
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An approach to treating post-traumatic stress disorder with MDMA emphasizes supervision from specially trained therapists. MULTIDISCIPLINARY ASSOCIATION FOR PSYCHEDELIC STUDIES
A psychedelic drug may help treat PTSD. But questions remain on how best to use and regulate it
May. 19, 2021 , 12:00 PM
The news last week that the compound 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), popularly called ecstasy, alleviated post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a phase 3 trial was a milestone in efforts to turn psychedelic drugs into mainstream treatments. It also highlighted a therapeutic marriage that is getting increasing attention: providing a mind-altering drug while a patient receives care from a trained therapist. “This is really kind of a new zeitgeist in psychiatry,” says Barbara Rothbaum, a clinical psychologist at Emory University.
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A select group of doctors, social workers and fungi experts will now spend the next couple of years creating Oregon’s new psilocybin-assisted therapy program.
Experts have now been chosen for one of the hottest committee assignments in Oregon.
A select group of doctors, social workers and fungi experts will now spend the next couple of years creating Oregon’s new psilocybin-assisted therapy program.
When voters passed Measure 109 – to allow the active ingredient of hallucinogenic mushrooms to be used in therapy – they gave the state two years to develop a program.
The new board will be charged with following science to create Oregon’s regulatory framework for psilocybin. Clinical studies, including research from Johns Hopkins University, UCLA and NYU, have shown promising results using such treatment methods for people suffering from anxiety, depression and PTSD.