Emerging policy developments surrounding psychedelic-assisted treatments hold considerable relevance for therapists, counselors, social workers, and other mental health professionals. The material highlights a recent executive order intended to broaden access to psychedelic drug therapies, together with ongoing discussion of ibogaine and related compounds as potential options for hard-to-treat conditions. For clinicians, this briefing underscores the shifting regulatory and practice landscape, and the need to monitor research findings and policy signals in areas such as addiction, depression, and PTSD.

Article Title: Psychedelics get a boost from the White House

Link to STAT NEWS Mental Health Article: https://nolinkpreview.com/www.statnews.com/2026/04/24/white-house-boosts-psychedelic-treatments-status-report-alex-hogan/?utm_campaign=rss

#Psychedelics #ExecutiveOrder #Ibogaine #AddictionTreatment #PTSD

A common antidepressant shows promise in reducing methamphetamine use in a large Australian trial. The study indicates that mirtazapine led to fewer days of meth use over 12 weeks compared with placebo, offering a potential pharmacological option in the absence of approved medications. The findings suggest a direct effect on brain reward pathways beyond mood improvement.

This topic is of interest to psychology readers because it explores how existing medications can influence addictive behaviors and brain reward systems, contributing to understanding treatment approaches for substance use disorders.

Article Title: A common antidepressant shows promise in treating methamphetamine dependence

Link to PsyPost Article: https://www.psypost dot org/a-common-antidepressant-shows-promise-in-treating-methamphetamine-dependence/

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#methamphetamine #mirtazapine #substanceuse #psychopharmacology #addictiontreatment

Harvard Gazette: Yoga can help cut severe, initial opioid-withdrawal period in half, study finds . “Just 10 sessions of yoga can cut the length of the initial, most severe period of opioid withdrawal nearly in half, dramatically increasing the odds of successful recovery, new research shows.”