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MDMA; Psychedelic therapy in Australia - Lilith7 - 01-07-2023
In a world first, Oz is trying psychedelics to assist in therapy sessions. They'll be using psilocybin , found in magic mushrooms for treatment resistant depression & MDMA (ecstasy) for treating PTSD.
It sounded so interesting but its apparently limited to wealthy people so far, only which is extremely disappointing.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-66049989
"The changes come into effect on Saturday, making Australia the first country to classify psychedelics as medicines at a national level.
While initial access to the drugs will be limited and costly, many experts and patients are hailing it as a landmark moment.
Other countries have explored psychedelics for compassionate use, including Switzerland, Canada, and Israel - where regulators have made similar decisions, although not nationally like in Australia. Psychedelic clinics also operate legally in countries including Jamaica and Costa Rica.
But how Australia rolls out clinical prescriptions for both drugs, and at what price tag, will be closely watched."
RE: MDMA; Psychedelic therapy in Australia - nzoomed - 04-07-2023
Similar research is also being done with LSD and magic mushrooms
RE: MDMA; Psychedelic therapy in Australia - harm_less - 04-07-2023
(04-07-2023, 08:48 PM)nzoomed Wrote: Similar research is also being done with LSD and magic mushroomsMichael Pollan has been on this subject for a while now
RE: MDMA; Psychedelic therapy in Australia - Lilith7 - 05-07-2023
If it works & doesn't do any harm, then there should be no problem with using it medically.