How Psychedelics Could Enable Soldiers Beat Trauma
Data from Veterans Affairs estimates that more than 120,000 veterans in the United States have died by suicide. Many more in America and other parts of the globe struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder as conflicts rear their heads globally. In Ukraine, the ministry of health estimates that close to four million individuals are living with post-traumatic stress disorder. To help manage this, many have turned to psychedelics, and for good reason. Last month, the country’s special parliamentary commission voted to set up a working group that would investigate the effectiveness of MDMA-assisted therapy on post-traumatic stress disorder. In a statement,…