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Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy for PTSD
This article focuses on the use of psilocybin- and MDMA-assisted therapy (P-AT and MDMA-AT) for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in veterans
How to Join a Psychedelic Clinical Trial
Follow these steps to join an ongoing psychedelic clinical trial today. Use the map and list to search for current research studies near you.
The results of clinical trials suggest that psychedelics could be used for a range of therapeutic purposes, but figuring out how to participate in psychedelic-assisted therapy as either a therapist or a patient can be complicated. BCSP’s clinical trials map, featuring data from ClinicalTrials.gov, provides a way to navigate past, ongoing and future trials.
The Stanford Brain Stimulation Lab published a paper on the Ibogaine research featured in the film in Nature Medicine.
Magnesium–ibogaine therapy in veterans with traumatic brain injuries
Ibogaine Cracks You Open, the Toad Gives You a New Canvas
Veterans Exploring Treatment Solutions
Veterans Exploring Treatment Solutions (VETS) is the non-profit organiztion founded by Marcus and Amber Capone. The mission of VETS is to expand access to psychedelic-assisted therapies. Given current restrictions on these treatments in the United States, VETS has established a Foundational Healing Grants program to cover treatment expenses and provide robust, wrap-around support to grantees. VETS is actively engaged in research and advocacy efforts to help expand access to psychedelic-assisted therapy to all veterans.
ABOUT THE MEDICINE
IBOGAINE
Ibogaine use has its origins in Gabon, Africa, among members of the Bwiti religion, a fusion of traditional ancestral worship and Christian beliefs. It is derived from the bark of the iboga plant, which indigenous peoples have used for centuries to commune with their forebears during a hallucinatory experience. Although it was once prescribed as a stimulant in France, concerns about side effects brought about a ban there. The drug remains illegal in many other countries, including the U.S., but possession is legal in Australia and New Zealand, and it is available with a doctor’s prescription in Canada, Brazil and South Africa. Ibogaine remains unregulated in Mexico.
5-MeO-DMT
5-MeO-DMT, familiarly referred to as “The Toad,” is derived from a secretion of the Sonoran Desert Toad, traditionally employed in shamanic rituals in the southwestern United States and parts of Mexico. It is not mandatory after ibogaine — in fact, Matty initially considered not using it — but it seems to both temper and enhance the experience.
Effects of 5-MeO-DMT often include radical perspective shifting and perception of new insights. Depression and anxiety can be relieved almost instantly in some subjects. Most often inhaled, it has an unusually short (15 to 90 minutes) but powerful effect on users.
The clinic showcased in the film sources Ibogaine through partnerships with Blessings of the Forest and adheres to the rules outlined in The Nagoya Protocol. To read more, click here.
All psychedelic-assisted therapy treatments shown in the film took place outside of the U.S., in countries where these substances are legal or unregulated, at vetted, third-party facilities, monitored by medical professionals.
**The information provided in this film is for educational purposes only and does not substitute for professional medical advice.
“I'd taken all the pills they told me to. I'd been to all the best brain clinics. And like, what else is there?”
— Marcus Capone