Ex-British army chief calls on ministers to back MDMA-assisted therapy for veterans
by Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor from on (#738B2)
Nick Carter says easing controls on MDMA will allow drug to be used as alternative treatment for those with PTSD
A former head of the British military is calling for the government to ease restrictions on the party drug MDMA so that it can be tested more cheaply as a treatment for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Sir Nick Carter, who was chief of the defence staff until 2021, said existing regulations meant a single gram of medical grade" MDMA cost about 10,000 compared with a street price of about 40, inflating the cost of trials.
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