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Mercer Family Grants $1M to MAPS for PTSD Research with MDMA

37 pointsby anythingnonidinover 7 years ago

6 comments

hesdeadjimover 7 years ago
Love all the support this kind of research is getting. Crossing my fingers it reaches approved treatment status within the next decade.
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malchowover 7 years ago
Good for them. A bold move. (And yet another scientific cause, I might add, victim to a stultifying and hidebound FDA.)
dwaltripover 7 years ago
It seems we are getting into a second, more mature wave of investigation into psychedelics. There is a lot of potential here. It&#x27;s not the cure-all that many thought in the 60s, but these substances are very powerful and can facilitate meaningful change in people&#x27;s lives, when used properly.<p>My intuition is that they work best when they are of a larger, more holistic effort to improve oneself and get a better perspective on life. I think this is why the studies that used guided sessions with preparation in the weeks before are so effective. As we study and understand this more, we can really start to realize the potential.
wavefunctionover 7 years ago
Congrats to MAPS.<p>And congrats to all the other folks who believed in MAPS and the therapeutic use of MDMA long before this point to get through the arduous Stage 1 and Stage 2 trials.
StriverGuyover 7 years ago
Interesting donation considering the families die hard allegiance to the Alt-Right&#x2F;Trump. Seems to conflict with the current WH&#x27;s stance on drugs.
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bhoustonover 7 years ago
I think I got PTSD from reading Mercer Family&#x27;s sponsored Breitbart news and Milo Yiannopoulos.
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