Psychedelics aid Veterans with PTSD
- posted: Feb. 05, 2025
- Psychedelics Science
Last year, for the first time, the Veterans Administration announced it would begin funding its own clinical trials to treat post traumatic stress disorder, depression and addiction, using two psychedelic drugs psilocybin and MDMA. Even if these trials are successful, it would be years before the VA could prescribe either drug for its patients. Thousands of veterans who are suffering aren't waiting, desperate for help, they're attending psychedelic retreats in countries where the drugs are legal to use, mostly in indigenous ceremonies. This past March we were invited to join nine veterans who traveled to the west coast of Mexico for a psychedelic journey they hoped would finally help ease their pain.
They went to Mexico from all over the United States, a group of nine veterans — with invisible wounds that are hard to heal.. Their destination: a remote village near Puerto Vallarta for a week-long psychedelic retreat.
Psychedelics aid in the treatment of Veterans with PTSD
Watch the full 60 MInutes Feature here
- posted: Feb. 05, 2025
- Psychedelics Science
Last year, for the first time, the Veterans Administration announced it would begin funding its own clinical trials to treat post traumatic stress disorder, depression and addiction, using two psychedelic drugs psilocybin and MDMA. Even if these trials are successful, it would be years before the VA could prescribe either drug for its patients. Thousands of veterans who are suffering aren't waiting, desperate for help, they're attending psychedelic retreats in countries where the drugs are legal to use, mostly in indigenous ceremonies. This past March we were invited to join nine veterans who traveled to the west coast of Mexico for a psychedelic journey they hoped would finally help ease their pain.
They went to Mexico from all over the United States, a group of nine veterans — with invisible wounds that are hard to heal.. Their destination: a remote village near Puerto Vallarta for a week-long psychedelic retreat.
Psychedelics aid in the treatment of Veterans with PTSD
Watch the full 60 MInutes Feature here
Claudia Diez, PhD, ABPP
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