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MDMA is the furthest down the road to being clinically available.
by loceng 3y ago
MDMA is the furthest down the road to being clinically available.
- namlem 3y agoYeah, phase 3 trials are concluded, it's now awaiting FDA review. Likely to be approved by the end of this year.
- d1str0 3y agoKetamine in the form of Spravato is currently clinically available.
- loceng 3y agoGood point. It's also covered, ketamine via IV, for pain management in some Canadian provinces.
- NoZebra120vClip 3y ago[flagged]
- loceng 3y agoThe whole Matthew Perry situation has a lot of odd behaviour to it, and I'd make a bet and put odds on ketamine being a cover story to detract from the likely culprit.
- asveikau 3y agoSo maybe don't use it unsupervised in a hot tub?
- ThePowerOfFuet 3y agoPropofol is a useful, well-tested anesthetic. Michael Jackson abused it and discovered the consequences, but that doesn't make it any less legitimate of a drug.
- NoZebra120vClip 3y agoActually Michael Jackson's every dose was prescribed, overseen and administered by a professional physician in good standing. Was it Michael Jackson's fault that the good doctor actually didn't care about his well-being?
- asveikau 3y agoI'm confused because it seems like you're actually agreeing with the person you're replying to. Namely that improper administration of a drug by a "doctor [who doesn't] care for ... well-being" is an issue. Logically, that doesn't say anything about the appropriateness of the drug for others. Eg. You wouldn't say people shouldn't ever use opiates in hospital settings because opiates are abused elsewhere.
- wholinator2 3y agoDo you think the current clinical ketamine protocol is to hand the patient a little baggie and tell em good luck? Ketamine is prescribed, overseen, and administered by a professional physician in good standing. You don't just get a bottle and take a bump every morning lmao. It's a monthly or less, supervised administration, with the possible addition of active therapy to my understanding. You can't just go walk into a doctors office and say, "doc I'm real sad, i want ketamine". The whole thing is extremely careful. Why is it different for propofol and ketamine?
- MeImCounting 3y agoYeah but "drugs bad." Now, as in the past, the stigma surrounding mind-altering chemicals overshadows any scientific evidence or testing supporting their therapeutic use. It is a shame that we as a society allowed puritan ethics and drug alarmism to do such a number on our cultural relationships surrounding mind altering chemicals.
- NoZebra120vClip 3y agoIt is 100% stupid quackery to believe that people with serious mental disorders will find their answer in the bottom of a pill bottle. This is selling false hope, but hey, it's OK to sell false hope, because insurance happily pays for false hope. What insurance doesn't pay for is real solutions. So why not sell this idiotic drug-based bullshit. For God's sake, I am a child of the 80s. When Mrs. Nancy Reagan said "Just Say No" she meant "Just Say No" to drugs!!!
- seattle_spring 3y ago"X drug was bad for one single person, therefore it is bad for everyone in all situations and should be outlawed."
- loceng 3y agoIndeed, big pharma loves how well this fear mongering tactic works - and they'd love a renaissance of "the war on drugs" to ban all cheap-relatively natural, highly effective medicines, so their patented drugs can make mega profits for them.