Australia became the first country in the world to legalize the use of psychoactive substances as drugs for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression. sky news australia With reference to the Australian Therapeutic Products Authority (TGA).
“Australian doctors can prescribe doses of MDMA, also known as ecstasy, to treat PTSD. <…> It can also be given to people with difficult-to-treat depression,” the report says.
The country authorities’ inclusion of these two drugs on the list of drugs approved by the Therapeutic Products Office has caused confusion among some Australian scientists. The decision entered into force on 1 July.
Authorities announced that they took this step because there was not enough effective treatment for these ailments. At the same time, it is emphasized that these drugs can only be used under the supervision of a doctor, and if they are distributed illegally, they will be considered “illegal drugs”.
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