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CCHR Calls on FDA to Release Results of Investigation into Alleged Sexual Assault, Research Misconduct in Psychedelic Clinical Trials

Evidence presented to the U.S. drug regulatory agency alleging sexual assault and suppression of adverse events in clinical trials of ecstasy raises urgent concerns about the safety of patients in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy. Citizens Commission on Human Rights calls for public release of FDA investigation results. Continue reading

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CCHR Commends FDA Decision: Psychedelic Drug Ecstasy Not Proven Safe or Effective Treatment for Traumatized Patients

The U.S. drug regulatory agency examined evidence presented by the company requesting approval for MDMA (ecstasy) and reports from experts examining that evidence before denying approval for the drug as mental health treatment. A medical journal has just retracted three MDMA therapy research papers for ethical violations. Continue reading

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CCHR Applauds FDA Advisory Committee Rejection of Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy for Post-Traumatic Stress

Committee’s recommendation to reject as therapy the psychedelic drug MDMA, also known as the “date rape” drug Ecstasy, comes after evidence from clinical trials was deemed insufficient to establish safety or effectiveness. Continue reading

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Push for Use of Psychedelic Drugs as Mental Health Treatment Downplays Dangerous Risks, Citizens Commission on Human Rights Says in Protest

It is not known how psychedelic drugs are supposed to work as mental health treatment. Psychedelics carry the risks of devastating immediate and long-term harms, putting human lives and sanity at risk. Continue reading

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Take Action – Missouri Legislature

We Urge You To Contact Your Missouri Legislators To Express Your Own Viewpoints. Continue reading

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Replacing Prozac With LSD Is Like Switching Seats On The Titanic

Psychedelics Create Street Drug Abuse Continue reading

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Local psychiatrist known for giving medical marijuana cards could lose her license

Psychiatry pushes cannabis use as a treatment for mental trauma. Continue reading

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Psychiatry’s Dying Industry

Why Psychiatry Sees Itself as a Dying Industry Continue reading

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California Plan To Legalize Psychedelics

Renewed Psychedelic Drug Research is a Bad Trip for Mental Health Continue reading

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Common Sense May Not Be All That Common

The True Basis For Common Sense Continue reading

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