MDMA

MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy

Pros

Cons

Helps to ensure all PTSD

sufferers will have more

options of treatment available

Facilitates more research

into drug's benefits

- outside of psychology

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Patients still have to

wait for the FDA approval

High Recreational

Use Rate

Significant emotional

benefits for those with

PTSD who have been

unsuccessful in previous

treatment

Minimal health threats

during MDMA-Therapy

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Results?

• decreased chance of abuse
• more control over how it

is dispensed

PTSD

• MDMA is only taken

w/ therapists supervision

• drug only taken 3-4 times

Only two FDA medications w/ therapy have been approved

PTSD patients and people with extreme mental disorders who are resistent to current methods of treatment should have alternative treatments available to them

MDMA facilitates the therapy process

Regulations

How does the therapy

work?

Need

7-8% of US population will have PTSD in their lives

• must be diagnosed w/ PTSD

by DSM-IV standards

• must have tried other

treatment/ therapy atleast

once before

• 13-14 total sessions
• 10-11 (non-drug)
• 3-4 w/ MDMA

11-20% of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans have PTSD (Dept. Veteran Affairs)

Problems

Developing effective forms of

treatment for all who have PTSD

is necessary for those who have

suffered and for a nation who

owes them its eternal gratitude

MDMA-Therapy

30% of Vietnam veterans have PTSD (Dept. of Veteran Affairs)

Tip

If left untreated, symptoms like

flashbacks, anger, anxiety and irritability

can worsen. In some cases, serious symptoms

can cause one to be violent and even suicidal.

Medical Use

Shown benefits of MDMA in therapy is ground-breaking and significant

Opens research into medical

potential of MDMA outside of

psychology

suicide rate:

1 every 36 hrs

Plan

No accepted safety, even with medical supervision

No accepted medical use

Reschedule MDMA as a Schedule III

drug for medical use. Only those that

have qualifying diagnosis can undergo

MDMA treatment

High potential for abuse

What is a

Schedule I Drug?

Funding should not change

• Therapists conducting MDMA Therapy will undergo through training

and qualifications

• patients will be screened extensively to prevent fraud

• The DEA will regulate how the

drug is dispensed by therapists

ex: like current prescription meds

Funding?

Schedule III: Accepted medical saftey

and has a medical use

DEA through Dept. of Justice will handle illegal distribution/sale - same as now

• state police will also regulate

Who Will Implement?

Who Will Enforce?