Levka on Nostr: #PTSD #MMDA #VA "The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is taking a leading role in ...
#PTSD #MMDA #VA
"The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is taking a leading role in the new fight to approve MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD after the Food and Drugs Administration refused to green-light the treatment earlier this year, raising issues and requesting new data.
The VA is well aware of the urgent need for fresh mental health treatments, especially for veterans. The department has come under fire in the past for dragging its feet—particularly when it comes to access to medicinal cannabis. In 2021, an average of 18 former service members died by suicide each day—over 70 percent higher than the national rate, according to a recent Government Accountability Office report. Some estimates, however, suggest that number could be as high as 40 per day.
Now, action appears to be a priority within the VA, and it recently announced that it would fund a study to investigate the efficacy of MDMA-assisted therapy for veterans with PTSD and alcohol-use disorder – the first trial for psychedelic research the agency has bankrolled since the 1960s."
https://doubleblindmag.com/va-mdma-study/
"The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is taking a leading role in the new fight to approve MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD after the Food and Drugs Administration refused to green-light the treatment earlier this year, raising issues and requesting new data.
The VA is well aware of the urgent need for fresh mental health treatments, especially for veterans. The department has come under fire in the past for dragging its feet—particularly when it comes to access to medicinal cannabis. In 2021, an average of 18 former service members died by suicide each day—over 70 percent higher than the national rate, according to a recent Government Accountability Office report. Some estimates, however, suggest that number could be as high as 40 per day.
Now, action appears to be a priority within the VA, and it recently announced that it would fund a study to investigate the efficacy of MDMA-assisted therapy for veterans with PTSD and alcohol-use disorder – the first trial for psychedelic research the agency has bankrolled since the 1960s."
https://doubleblindmag.com/va-mdma-study/