Australia to prescribe MDMA and psilocybin for PTSD and depression

Posted by pmoriarty on Saturday July 01, 2023 @01:42PM
from the nature.com dept.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02093-8

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Re:Australia to prescribe MDMA and psilocybin for PTSD and d... by dang on Saturday July 01, 2023 @02:02PM (#36553034)

Recent and related:

Australia legalises psychedelics for mental health - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36542101 - June 2023 (47 comments)

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Re:Australia to prescribe MDMA and psilocybin for PTSD and d... by _rm on Saturday July 01, 2023 @02:04PM (#36553062)

I like how the medical profession has finally caught up to the drug dealers. "Feel bad? Pop this, it'll take the pain away..."

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Re:Australia to prescribe MDMA and psilocybin for PTSD and d... by flangola7 on Saturday July 01, 2023 @08:29PM (#36556860)

The drugs mentioned are not analgesics

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Re:Australia to prescribe MDMA and psilocybin for PTSD and d... by pmoriarty on Saturday July 01, 2023 @08:37PM (#36556910)

In everyday life must people do everything they can to run away from the pain in their lives. Psychedelic therapy can help you face and perhaps even accept the pain instead.

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Re:Australia to prescribe MDMA and psilocybin for PTSD and d... by markwalllberg on Saturday July 01, 2023 @11:26PM (#36557945)

Hey whatever bypasses them laws. The money and influence to supercede them is just too expenaive for most of us

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