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Summary
- Phase 3 clinical trial on MDMA complete, results encouraging.
- Drug might be made legal in controlled amounts in the future.
- PTSD patients found relief through MDMA combined with therapy.
Different kinds of cures have been tried to treat mental illnesses. In a recent report, it has been found that the psychedelic drug MDMA may be able to treat something as complex as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The Phase 3 results or the clinical trial conducted by an organisation called the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic studies is of the view that this drug is helpful in the cure for PTSD, which is known to be a very stressful kind of mental affliction.
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Clinical Trial
A significant improvement was reported in the PTSD patients after they were given limited amount of MDMA. It is possible that in the next few years, drugs which have been illegal and frowned upon shall be available as prescription drugs over the counter.
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The major challenge, however, shall be to find approvals from the food regulatory authorities as well as different other sources of approval to include this drug into mainstream therapy for mental disorders. The study, which was currently conducted on a very small number of people and in a controlled manner, didn’t include patients of Schizophrenia, which is more complex and gruesome kind of mental illness, requiring more serious treatment.
Endless Possibilities
A professor from John Hopkin, Mr. Roland R Griffiths, was of the view that while he was being really careful not to overuse these substances in his mode of therapy, they are fantastic compounds that are as interesting as the endless possibilities and need to be explored better to be able to find their best possible uses.
Legalising the illegal
Some places are already on the road to make these drugs legal so that they can be used in treatment in the future. Denver and Oregon are such examples. They have legalised “magic mushrooms” in hopes that in the future, people may need them for treatment of chronic and pain-afflicting conditions, which haven’t been able to find solutions in conventional modes of treatment thus far.
It remains to be seen how soon get things rolling in terms of legalisation and accepting the use of seemingly harmful and illegal substances into medicines, which are so potentially useful.
