Health Canada says it has received 15 requests for the use of psilocybin or MDMA, a psychedelic drug with stimulant properties, since resuming an access program in January.
When Thomas Hartle indulges in a session of psilocybin treatment, the end-of-life anxiety, distractions and noises associated with his terminal colon cancer go away.
In Montreal, meanwhile, a pioneering clinic in the emerging field of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy is about to become the first health-care facility in Quebec to legally treat depression with psilocybin."It's a privilege to be able to accompany people in the exploration of their psychological distress and to offer something different than conventional treatment such as antidepressants," Dr. Andrew Bui-Nguyen, of the Mindspace by Numinus clinic, said in a recent interview.
Before January, people could only access psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy through clinical trials or medical exemptions. Now, licensed experts can file applications on behalf of patients with mental health conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and anxiety, but for whom conventional treatment has failed.
Psychedelic-assisted treatment, Bui-Nguyen explained, requires multiple therapy sessions before and after patients experience the drug. Patients will consume psilocybin while they are supervised by two psychotherapists and remain in the clinic-secured environment for up to six hours.
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