When the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) declined to approve MDMA-assisted psychotherapy as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) last year, the details of its objections were not ...

Ketamine and MDMA are different in many ways, but both may have uses in treating severe depression and other mental health conditions. Share on Pinterest Getty Images Many psychedelic drugs exist — of ...

Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. For a while, MDMA looked poised to make history. After decades of advocacy from impassioned supporters, the party drug best known ...

Lori Tipton is among the growing number of people who say that MDMA, also known as ecstasy, saved their lives. Raised in New Orleans by a mother with untreated bipolar disorder who later killed ...

Just like shoulder pads and bleached tips, drugs fall in and out of fashion with the scientific and medical establishment. And perhaps none is having such a renaissance moment as MDMA. Whether you ...

Mostly known as a ‘party drug,’ MDMA may also have use in therapy for PSTD, anxiety, eating disorders, and more. Share on Pinterest Jamesmcq24/Getty Images The drug 3,4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine ...

An F.D.A. advisory panel dealt a setback to those seeking treatment for PTSD, citing health risks of the illegal drug and study flaws. By Andrew Jacobs The Food and Drug Administration is weighing ...

MDMA therapy uses regulated doses of MDMA alongside psychotherapy sessions to help treat certain psychiatric conditions. MDMA increases certain neurotransmitters, such as serotonin, in the brain.

The key ingredient in the illicit drug known as Ecstasy or Molly may offer profound relief from post-traumatic stress disorder. When paired with intense talk therapy, MDMA drastically eased symptoms ...

Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. When Joe, 37, and his wife tried MDMA together for the first time two years ago, he expected to “let loose a little bit and have fun.” Instead, they talked about the ...

This week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted researchers permission to move forward with a study plan for a large-scale phase three clinical trial studying the effects of MDMA as a ...