The global renaissance of psychedelic drugs in the treatment of mental health gains further legitimacy in Australia as psychologists sign up for clinical trials
The psychologists signing up for psychedelic therapy training: ‘Amazing things can happen’ Jenny Valentish
When growing up in Yea, in rural Victoria, Campbell Townsend took a dim view of drugs.
“My parents were born in the shadow of Nixon’s war on drugs, and I was a very simple country boy,” the psychologist says, sitting in his cottage outside Castlemaine. “I grew up with stories from my parents about friends of theirs at university going crazy just from one choof of a bong.”
Townsend’s fears persisted until he read journalist Michael Pollan’s 2018 book, How to Change Your Mind: The New Science of Psychedelic
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By Rachel Schraer
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MDMA - most commonly known as a party drug - could be more effective than therapy alone at treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
The results of a keenly-awaited trial suggest two-thirds of people no longer qualified for a PTSD diagnosis after treatment.
The study represents a significant step towards approval of the drug in the US.
But UK experts warn against overhyping MDMA s potential, saying more research is needed to understand its effects.
PTSD can be the result of a very distressing or frightening event, or longer-term series of experiences. That might include accidents, abuse, rape, combat or illness.
California to consider decriminalising LSD, ketamine and magic mushrooms
22 Feb, 2021 01:04 AM
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A proposed law would make it legal for anyone over 21 to carry small amounts of eight substances that are currently banned. Photo / 123rf
A proposed law would make it legal for anyone over 21 to carry small amounts of eight substances that are currently banned. Photo / 123rf
Daily Telegraph UK
By: Laurence Dodds
Psychedelic drugs such as LSD, ketamine and magic mushrooms could be decriminalised in California amid a wave of drug liberalisation that is sweeping across the US.
A proposed law put forth in the California senate last week would make it legal for anyone over 21 to carry small amounts of eight substances including DMT and MDMA, as well as expunging many criminal convictions.
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