A panel of advisers to the U.S. health regulator on Tuesday voted against a therapy based on the party drug MDMA for patients with post-traumatic stress disorder, in a major setback to the nascent ...

As psychedelic-assisted therapy grows in popularity, several substances are being recognized for their potential in treating trauma. Psilocybin, ketamine, and MDMA have emerged as some of the most ...

Often used at dance clubs and concerts, the recreational drug known as ecstasy (MDMA) is dangerous and, in some cases, may even prove deadly (1-2). Even so, a growing body of evidence shows that, in ...

A recent study conducted in Norway suggests that MDMA-assisted therapy may provide lasting relief for individuals suffering from major depressive disorder. The findings indicate that the clinical ...

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The F.D.A. is poised to rule on the therapeutic use of the club drug Ecstasy, a potential watershed moment in the nascent field of psychedelic medicine. By Andrew Jacobs More than a half century after ...

The Defense Department is committing two $4.9 million grants to study the effects of MDMA on post-traumatic stress disorder, one of which will enroll active-duty troops as subjects. Pictured is ...

An independent group of experts expressed concerns that the data from clinical trials did not outweigh risks for treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder. By Andrew Jacobs An independent advisory ...

Since emerging in prominence on the party scene in the 1980s, ecstasy has become a staple of festival and rave culture. But the drug also carries far more risks today than it did back then − and some ...