The Future of Mental Health Treatment

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Daniel Nesbitt ’22

Opinion Editor

As many of us are aware, there is currently a mental health crisis in our generation. Across almost all demographic measures, rates of depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation are increasing at an alarming pace. While there are a myriad of ways to go about addressing this problem, one of the most effective and promising possible remedies is psychedelics.

Unfortunately, in the late 1960s, the FDA developed extremely strict regulations, ...

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Ibogaine: Promising Addiction Treatment or Snake Oil?

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With the rise in interest of various psychedelic drugs for a range of conditions (MDMA for PTSD, and ketamine and psilocybin mushrooms for treatment-resistant depression, to name a few), it seems only fair that we should pay serious attention to other substances in this family that might treat other conditions.

Introducing ibogaine. Well, not quite introducing. The fairly-obscure African plant, used traditionally in Gabon, was first patented in the United States for use ...

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