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Re:US could soon approve MDMA therapy – opening an era of ps... by starkd on Thursday April 20, 2023 @09:36AM (#35639690)
The success in these studies is largely short term. There are many drugs that will help - even cure - depression over the short term. The risk is that people will interpret the short term success as an excuse to always dose whenever they experience a hurdle. I remember well the claims of SSRI's when they first came out. It was nothing short of a wonder drug.

The article gives away perhaps the big underlying motivation to get these to market: its a potential billion dollar industry.

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Re:US could soon approve MDMA therapy – opening an era of ps... by JAlexoid on Thursday April 20, 2023 @10:26AM (#35640505)
> its a potential billion dollar industry

And that is fine. It's a good motivator to provide a great product.

I will never see anyone here complaining about the video game industry... The whole video games industry is pretty much a drug for a lot of mental issues. In fact all of the recreational activities have similar mental condition boosting effects.

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