Australian approval of MDMA and psilocybin a ‘baby step in the right direction’, medical experts say
by Tory Shepherd from on (#68GZ5)
Psychiatrists cautiously welcome decision as Australia becomes the first country to officially recognise psychedelics as medicines
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Psychiatrists have cautiously welcomed the ability to prescribe MDMA and psilocybin, saying it's a baby step in the right direction".
The Therapeutic Goods Administration announced on Friday that, from July, approved psychiatrists would be able to prescribe MDMA (ecstasy) for post-traumatic stress disorder and psilocybin (found in magic mushrooms) for treatment-resistant depression.
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