Legislation introduced on psilocybin therapy for veterans

(The Center Square) – It has been difficult for lawmakers to draft policies that make a meaningful impact on mental health issues within the veteran community, including high rates of post-traumatic stress disorder and suicide.

Among the treatments showing the most promise, however, are those using drugs like psilocybin and MDMA to treat the disorder. The psychedelic drugs have long been relegated to federal Schedule 1, indicating they have no medicinal use.

Nevertheless, researchers have pursued use of the drugs to help those suffering from a host of disorders and found significant success. Patients with PTSD, addiction, depression and even anxiety related to terminal illness, have all seen some relief through their use, and major research institutions like Johns Hopkins University have published extensively on their successes.

It’s enough to garner support from the most unl...