STONE: Well, it basically combines a form of talk therapy with the psychedelic drug MDMA. So a patient with PTSD gets a dose and then works through their trauma with two therapists.

People with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may soon have a new treatment option: MDMA, the chemical found in ecstasy. In August, the Food and Drug Administration plans to decide whether ...

MDMA’s 40-year fight for medical approval continues. The FDA rejected MDMA-assisted therapy, lengthening an already decades-long journey to medicalize the psychedelic.

MDMA Treatment for PTSD Fails to Secure Federal Approval One day after the FDA declined to approve the psychedelic for medical use, a journal retracted three studies of MDMA-assisted therapy due ...

MDMA is an illegal drug with stimulant effects. It can also cause hallucinations. Street names include Molly, Ecstasy, X, Superman, and XTC, among many others. The development of MDMA dates back ...

The FDA could approve or reject MDMA, or postpone a decision if it needs more time to review data and investigate claims of irregularities in Lykos Therapeutics' trials.

Rick Doblin has spent more than 30 years developing MDMA to win approval from the FDA, which rejected it earlier this month. “I’m not gonna go smoke pot and hang out on my couch for the next ...