Research finds MDMA can help with PTSD: NYT Justine Coleman © Getty Images Research finds MDMA can help with PTSD: NYT
A research study involving 90 participants determined that MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy or molly, when paired with talk therapy can help those suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), The New York Times reported on Monday.
The study, which was obtained by the Times and has not yet been published, determined that two months after treatment, 67 percent of participants who received MDMA did not qualify for a PTSD diagnosis any more, compared with 32 percent who did not take the drug.
The research is expected to be published in Nature Medicine later this month and moves MDMA closer to getting Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorization for therapeutic use. The FDA would need to analyze another phase three trial showing the benefits of MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD with approval coming at the earliest in 2023.
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Rabbi Zac Kamenetz is one of the organizers of the landmark Jewish Psychedelic Summit. (J. the Jewish News of Northern California; background courtesy of Shefa/Shannon Levin/ via JTA)
J. the Jewish News of Northern California via JTA Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, while some people were dabbling with new hobbies, Rabbi Zac Kamenetz was going all-in on a lifelong fantasy.
Kamenetz has a vision. He dreams of a world in which the trauma of the Jewish past can be healed through psychedelic experiences, a world in which chemically assisted mystical encounters are a normative part of Jewish spirituality.