Ayahuasca retreats in Central and South America are attracting American military veterans in search of PTSD therapy:
N.Y.Times
The paper reports:
“I have traveled across continents to come to the jungle to do psychedelics,” marveled [a former special forces sniper] who had steered clear from drugs his whole life. “I guess this is what might be considered a Hail Mary…”
Collectively, these centers have become an unlicensed and unregulated mental health marketplace for people searching for an alternative to antidepressants and other widely prescribed pharmaceuticals.
Quick Hits
- FDA approval for MDMA as a PTSD treatment could come as early as 2022, according to advocacy group MAPS.
Canna Law Blog- A study of using psychedelics to treat “existential despair” in terminally ill patients found early results “are promising but have serious methodological limitations.”
PubMed
