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zanellaice15 karma

Hi friends! :)

Regarding your recent announcement where you will be able to give MDMA to healthy volunteer therapists, do you anticipate being able to use data from this study to show that MDMA can have beneficial effects for individuals without a clinical diagnosis? If so (and assuming the effects show an overall net positive), what effects do you think this could have on psychiatry or the medical system when you're able to show that MDMA can help people that don't "need" it due to an underlying issue?

zanellaice2 karma

Hey Ethan,

Even though you're stepping down from DPA, will you be helping organize the Reform Conference in October? Additionally, will you be in attendance?

zanellaice2 karma

Thank you, Rick!!

zanellaice1 karma

I'm with UGA and we'll be joining you there!

zanellaice1 karma

Do you think that there will be a future working with psychedelics on the population level? To clarify, I mean using statistical analysis to track the usage of psychedelics within society, and the benefits/harms that stem from them. Kind of like epidemiology but with more focus on using the stats for harm reduction purposes.

As someone who's very math based and looking for grad programs soon, it'd be nice to know a good route to pick to help with the psychedelic society. I've already started up a chapter of Psychedelic Club at my university (with 35,000+ undergrads, the word definitely has gotten out).