Thursday, April 27, 2023
Are You Tripping?
Psychedelic evangelists are positioning hallucinogenic medicine as “the future of mental healthcare.” Psychedelics, we’re assured, will ease the mental health crisis in the United States. More specifically, psychedelic-assisted therapy is being championed as a potential solution in the treatment of depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, as a new report published by Dr. Robin J. Jacobs, a professor of medical education at NSU Florida, and four of her medical students stresses, all the hype is contradicted by one significant fact. The physicians of tomorrow, they note, will be “at the forefront” of the psychedelic-assisted therapy revolution. Yet these future “gatekeepers” receive little or no training in the use of psychedelics. In short, psychedelics are here, but most doctors don’t know how to administer them effectively.
