Should the Internet Party legalise Psychedelic Therapy
Research is showing that psychedelic therapy can help people suffering from serious mental health conditions, especially those for whom other treatments have failed.
Legalizing psychedelic therapy is not the same as legalizing psychedelics for all uses.
Psychedelic therapy is not a take-home drug. Psychedelic therapy must be conducted in a therapeutic environment with proper support.
Healing trauma
MDMA-assisted psychotherapy combines talk therapy with the use of MDMA, a drug that may enhance the effectiveness of psychotherapy for PTSD.
MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine) is a synthetic compound that may increase the effectiveness of psychotherapy by strengthening the alliance between therapist and patient, and helping subjects feel more comfortable discussing difficult memories and emotions.
In a recently published study, 83% of subjects receiving MDMA-assisted psychotherapy no longer qualified for PTSD, and everyone who received a placebo and then went on to receive MDMA-assisted psychotherapy experienced significant and lasting improvements. Primarily female survivors of sexual assault and abuse, these subjects had suffered from PTSD for an average of 19 years.
The long-term follow-up of subjects receiving MDMA-assisted psychotherapy revealed that on average overall benefits were maintained for 3½ years or more. A Swiss study published in 2013 also found clinically significant improvements in PTSD symptoms after MDMA-assisted psychotherapy.
What is psychedelic therapy?
Psychedelic therapy is a mode of treatment that uses psychedelic drugs (such as LSD, MDMA, psilocybin, ibogaine, ayahuasca, or others) to enhance the effectiveness of therapy.
Psychedelic therapy is only administered a small number of times, as opposed to traditional drug-based treatments which require patients to take medications every day, sometimes for the rest of their lives. These other treatments often have significant side effects and can result in dependence.
The word "psychedelic" means "mind-manifesting," and refers to a broad class of naturally occurring and synthetic compounds that expand awareness and facilitate personal, interpersonal, and/or spiritual insights when used carefully in the proper settings.
For more information go to http://www.maps.org/
Poll Created Thu 4 Sep 2014 11:06PM
Should Internet MANA legalise Psychedelic Therapy Closed Sat 6 Sep 2014 3:16AM
Creating new proposal as we don't have the authority to decide on MANAS policy, sorry about that.
Research is showing that psychedelic therapy can help people suffering from serious mental health conditions, especially those for whom other treatments have failed.
Results
| Results | Option | % of points | Voters | |
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Agree | 89.5% | 17 |
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| Abstain | 5.3% | 1 |
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| Disagree | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Block | 5.3% | 1 |
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| Undecided | 0% | 470 |
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19 of 489 people have participated (3%)
Cohen Glass
Thu 4 Sep 2014 11:21PM
apparently it works wonders
Billy Mckee
Thu 4 Sep 2014 11:27PM
Research is showing that psychedelic therapy can help people suffering from serious mental health conditions, especially those for whom other treatments have failed.
Dan van Wylich
Thu 4 Sep 2014 11:55PM
A drug is a drug whether psychedelic or not. If it works, use it. This is about helping people, not about being for or against drugs.
Jane Butter
Fri 5 Sep 2014 4:23AM
In a controlled environment, why not? When the options available haven't worked. Everybody is wired differently and we each have miracles awaiting us :)
Colin Davies
Fri 5 Sep 2014 5:01AM
We have no authority to make decisions for MANA,
The membership I have is for the Internet Party, not Internet Mana.
Yadran Bilish
Fri 5 Sep 2014 5:09AM
I support this. I would expect anyone who is worth their research to do so also. For a starting point on this emerging feild of medicine watch - 'neurons to nirvana' a very VERY informed and professionally made docu-film on the whole "industry".
Harley
Fri 5 Sep 2014 7:29AM
Having undergone some of these treatments (Ibogaine) for my own conditions I fully endorse this, and MAPS.org provides good clinical research.
Colin Davies
Fri 5 Sep 2014 8:56AM
We have no authority to make decisions for MANA,
The membership I have is for the Internet Party, not Internet Mana.
otherwise I'd vote agreed.
Tanea Paterson · Thu 4 Sep 2014 11:21PM
Rick Doblin and MAPS do fantastic and effective work and research. They currently sponsor a study here in NZ re Ibogaine assisted detox for opioid dependency and have Dr Geoff Noller following a number of my ibogaine therapy clients for one year. Once the results are published we hope to gain funding to make tx available to more people. see more here - http://www.maps.org/research/ibogaine/