Xamanismo ColetivoSep 6, 2019
After his 1st session, Dr. #BenSessa "began to see therapeutic #MDMA as distinct from #recreational #ecstasy. With the latter, he notes, users tend to party, dance, have sex. In a #clinicalsetting, all that energy goes toward sorting through #pain, a process that he found revelatory. Unlike #LSD and #mushrooms, ecstasy isn’t usually taken for a spiritual awakening. “If more people took MDMA in dark silence, I think we’d get higher reports of #psychospiritual experiences.”
https://elemental.medium.com/how-psychiatrists-are-preparing-to-prescribe-mdma-835f20d72c7b
How Psychiatrists Are Preparing to Prescribe MDMA

Some therapists aren’t just running ecstasy studies — they’re also enrolling

Xamanismo ColetivoAug 30, 2019

"#Psychedelics like #LSD are compounds capable of inducing altered states of consciousness.
Although classified as drugs, they are currently undergoing a scientific #renaissance for their potential as a therapy for various conditions, from #depression to chemical dependency.
One impressive revelation was presented by #BenSessa, from Imperial College (UK), about a study on the safety of using #MDMA (the main component of #ecstasy) in the treatment of #alcoholdependence."

https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en/scienceandhealth/2019/08/psychedelic-treatments-are-ready-to-tackle-alcoholism-and-alzheimers-disease.shtml

Psychedelic Treatments Are Ready to Tackle Alcoholism and Alzheimer's Disease

Meeting in London showed possible clinical applications of ayahuasca, among others