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Australia approves medical MDMA and Psilocybin

Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) announced it will legalise MDMA and Psilocybin for medical use. Starting 1 of July, psychiatrists will be allowed to prescribe the drugs to patients with treatment-resistant mental illnesses including severe PTSD and depression. MDMA is…

Lula Sherman
February 6, 2023

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Rejection for treatment of needful youth with mental health issues

More than a quarter of young people referred to specialist mental health services in England are rejected for treatment, says a think tank study. The Education Policy Institute (EPI) says 133,000 were turned away last year, including people who had…

Cathy Garrett
January 10, 2020