USA | FDA rejects MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD in a setback for psychedelic medicine
USA | FDA rejects MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD in a setback for psychedelic medicine
The decision came after the agency's advisory committee said in June that there wasn't enough evidence the therapy was safe or effective.
The decision came after the agency's advisory committee said in June that there wasn't enough evidence the therapy was safe or effective.
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These are the same folks who declared Oxycodone was not addictive.
Nobody said it wasn't addictive. They sell a schedule 2 abuse resistant form which has greater protections against abuse.
This person has no idea what they're talking about.
setback for mdma specifically, psilocybin is still safe and effective for a lot of the same symptoms.
Plus there are still psilocybin ptsd trials going on because psilocybin's so safe.
psychedelic medicine is too effective to ignore.
That's really sad. I listened to this podcast about this researcher pushing for this and it sounded really interesting. It's called the Joy of Why, the episode about spichedelics and mental health.
They actually have some really valid reasons for the decision. I don’t support the criminalization of drugs but I agree there needs to be some better research before it’s approved for prescription use.