[cnp]

Every time articles like this appear on Hacker News it fills me with joy. I have personally watched a much older person heal extensive personal trauma with just one MDMA session, and to this day I regard it as a miracle that seemed impossible prior to the treatment.

MAPS is just entering into their Stage III research process after being granted a "breakthrough therapy" by the FDA (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fda-designates-mdma-as-breakthr...) and need all the funds they can muster. The tech community can really step up here. If you have it in you, donate what you can: https://store.maps.org/np/clients/maps/donation.jsp?campaign...

[anythingnonidin]

Yes. The main barrier to more psychedelic research is funding / $$ and time - far more than anything else.

In the US, access to research funding is a far larger issue than scheduling. The main benefit of rescheduling would likely be through its indirect benefits on access to funding.

Source: I’ve talked with multiple researchers who are studying psychedelics.

Also, I recommend reading or listening to the book Acid Test if anyone here would like to learn more.

[parasight]

What is an MDMA session?

[cnp]

When a patient sits with a therapist under the influence of MDMA, which typically consists of two doses (100-120mg initially, then 70mg a few hours later) spread over an 6-8 hour period. The patient is largely experiencing their own internal process, but at times the therapist is there to help guide and comfort. Before and after the session there is conventional psychotherapeutic follow-up.

[anythingnonidin]

A short web page I put together with some more info: https://rollsafe.org/mdma-therapy/

[jMyles]

Amazing book to answer that question:

https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Chief-Revealed-Myron-Stolaroff...

[dmschulman]

A guided therapy session with a licensed practitioner which involves the patient taking a small dose of MDMA

[Mtinie]

Controlled, therapeutic dosing of MDMA.