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How MDMA Could Be Legal Soon
Episode 372

How MDMA Could Be Legal Soon

Business Insider's Anna Silman reports on news that the FDA is considering MDMA as a treatment for PTSD and why some advocates are sounding the alarm.

The Brian Lehrer Show

June 3, 202428m 36s

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Show Notes

The Food and Drug Administration is currently considering MDMA as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder. Anna Silman, features correspondent at Business Insider, breaks down her reporting on the decades-long fight to legalize the drug and why some pro-MDMA advocates are sounding the alarm.

Topics

mdmapharmaceuticalsptsdpsychotherapylocal_wnycmental_healthmedicinefda