This is a big problem — it factored into the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) decision to reject an MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD this summer. These shortcomings need to be overcome for ...
In 2023, Australia became the first country in the world to legalize both MDMA and psilocybin-assisted psychiatric therapy, strictly under very specific conditions: MDMA for post-traumatic stress ...
A growing number of U.S veterans, desperate to treat PTSD, are turning to psychedelics. They're headed to other countries, where the drugs are more accessible for help.
In 2017, the FDA granted MDMA-assisted therapy Breakthrough Therapy designation, indicating that the therapy is a significant improvement over existing treatments. But so far, MDMA-assisted ...
The 90-subject study found that after three MDMA-assisted therapy sessions, 67% of participants with PTSD no longer qualified for that diagnosis, while 88% experienced a significant reduction in ...
Users of MDMA, or 'ecstasy', are more likely to experience sleep apneas (pauses in breathing) and hypopneas (overly shallow or slow breathing) than are nonusers, a new study has found. The results ...
“As someone who’s spoken to people who have had their lives saved due to MDMA-therapy, the FDA’s decision to deny Lykos’ application comes as a great disappointment,” said Kat ...