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19 Jul 2023

New MDMA and Psilocybin prescription rules

Health, Uncategorized

New MDMA and Psilocybin prescription rules

The Therapeutic Goods Administration shocked the health sector earlier this year when it announced that from 1 July, authorised psychiatrists would be able to prescribe MDMA to assist treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder, and psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, for treatment-resistant depression.

Guest:  Professor Susan Rossell – Cognitive Neuropsychologist and Professorial Research Fellow, Swinburne Centre for Mental Health

Presenter:  Warren Andrew

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