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Part of regulatory capture and the industrial complex, why medicines like MDMA and psychedelics have been illegal for decades due to them not being patentable -

by loceng 6y ago

Part of regulatory capture and the industrial complex, why medicines like MDMA and psychedelics have been illegal for decades due to them not being patentable - and being competition that most recent research shows is far more effective and without the "side" effects of many big pharma's drugs.

ketamine__ 6y ago
Far more effective? Source?
- MacsHeadroom 6y ago
  For a user named ketamine_ are you really questioning the well known efficacy of few-shot therapies for treatment resistant depression and PTSD? Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy: A Paradigm Shift in Psychiatric Research and Development: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6041963/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6041963/ Reviewing the Potential of Psychedelics for the Treatment of PTSD: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7311646/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7311646/ etc.
  - concreteblock 6y ago
    > For a user named ketamine_ are you really questioning the well known efficacy of few-shot therapies for treatment resistant depression and PTSD? Maybe they want to convince their friends?
    - ketamine__ 6y ago
      Not all experts are cheerleaders.
  - ketamine__ 6y ago
    I'm questioning your enthusiasm because I have experience and have read the research. It is still early days. If one can end depression with an oral medication that isn't scheduled one is better off.