Experts Weigh in on FDA’s Draft Psychedelics Research Guidelines
For the past several years, a flurry of psychedelic-related research has found that hallucinogenic drugs have various applications in the mental health field. Researchers have found that pairing talk therapy with psychedelics is incredibly effective at alleviating conditions such as depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. Several years after psychedelics began gaining steam as alternative mental health treatments, the U.S. Food and Drugs Administration has finally issued guidance on the management of psychedelic clinical trials. Even though initial results have been incredibly encouraging, significantly more research and clinical trials are needed before psychedelic-based treatments are developed and deployed to the…
