Ecstasy

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The use of ecstasy leads to nervous exhaustion of the body and almost complete inability to make adequate decisions.

'Using it relatively regularly for two and a half years, I realised at one point that the drug had'burned' my emotions completely. After hearing the news of a relative's death, I felt nothing. Absolutely. And then he realized what happened to me, "- Vladimir, dependent.

Chronicle

2023: Australia first in the world to allow use of ecstasy to treat depression

In early July 2023, Australia became the first country to allow psychiatrists to prescribe psychedelics to patients with depression or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

From July 1, 2023, Australian doctors can prescribe doses of PTSD, also known as ecstasy, to treat PTSD. Psilocybin, the psychoactive component of so-called "magic" fungi, can also be given to people with intractable depression. The country's authorities included these two drugs in the list of approved drugs by the Therapeutic Goods Administration.

Australia first in the world to allow the use of ecstasy to treat depression

Some scientists in Australia were surprised by the move, which was announced in February 2023 but took effect on July 1, 2023. One said it puts Australia "at the forefront of research in this area."

Deputy Director of the Center for the Discovery of Neuromedical Drugs at the Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences Chris Langmead, said that there have been very few advances in the treatment of persistent mental disorders since 1973. Growing cultural acceptance has led two US states to approve measures to use psychedelics. Oregon was the first to legalize adult psilocybin use, and Colorado voters decriminalized psilocybin in 2022. However, as of June 2023, the American Psychiatric Association, however, did not approve the use of psychedelics in treatment, noting that the FDA has not yet made a final decision.

Medical experts in the United States and other countries, including Australia, warn that more research needs to be done on the effectiveness of drugs and the degree of risk of psychedelics, which can cause hallucinations. Psychedelics affect each person in their own way depending on individual characteristics, mental state and the presence of certain mental illnesses. As a rule, synthetics have a stronger effect and in most cases lead to overdose and severe consequences.^[1]

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