Pennsylvania Veterans to Help Researchers Study Psychedelics as Trauma Treatment
In the state of Pennsylvania, a movement led by former members of the military has declared that there is an urgent need to make psychedelics widely available as a treatment for conditions such as severe depression and PTSD. The available treatments for mental health often aren’t effective, leaving veterans grappling with side effects, including muscle spasms and cramps, weight gain, and addiction. Prior studies have found that military veterans have an elevated risk of developing depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injuries. Research conducted in 2018 found that 23% of veterans exhibited PTSD symptoms. With psychedelics seeing a resurgence…