Could psychedelics become an accepted treatment for mental health problems? – Telegraph.co.uk

Feildings breakthrough study last year gives credence to the idea that, when administered in a safe, controlled environment, drugs previously thought a menace to society could be used for emphatic good.

In fact, she believes things like LSD, magic mushrooms and MDMA may have the power to cause awakenings in the brain that could make, mental illnesses including depression, anxiety, PTSD, OCD and even degenerative brain diseases all potentially treatable. Yet while the medical community are now largely on side, and microdosing is becoming more widely known, lawmakers remain steadfast.

The war on drugs is a completely false battle. Sensible drugs policies should help people, not punish them, meaning we should move towards a system of regulation and education rather than outlawing everything, says Feilding, who is not in favour of total decriminalisation but believes many substances need to be downgraded to allow for medical experimentation.

At the moment a psilocybin dose costs 1500 because providers have to clear so many hoops to deliver it. That needs to change.

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