Let doctors use MDMA to treat veterans with PTSD and depression, former ADF boss says
by Christopher Knaus from Science | The Guardian on (#5ZZJN)
Chris Barrie says he hopes common sense will prevail and the TGA will allow drug to be more readily used to treat patients
The former chief of the Australian defence force, Chris Barrie, is campaigning to remove barriers stymying doctors from using MDMA to treat veterans suffering post-traumatic stress disorder and depression, saying he hopes common sense is going to prevail".
Late last year, the Therapeutic Goods Administration decided against downgrading the classification of psilocybin or MDMA as a prohibited substance to a controlled substance, a move which would have increased patient access.
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