From prohibited to prescribed: The rescheduling of MDMA and psilocybin in Australia
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At Drug Science we like to cover different topics relating to drugs. These topics cover the many different ways that psychoactive substances have an impact on our culture and society.
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![From prohibited to prescribed: The rescheduling of MDMA and psilocybin in Australia](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6d80b2_913516579f014ddc82b3287fe481df1b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_305,h_172,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/6d80b2_913516579f014ddc82b3287fe481df1b~mv2.webp)
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![MDMA-assisted psychotherapy with adolescents suffering from PTSD: Do or don’t? a qualitative study with youth, parents, and clinicians](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6d80b2_b0030d3eb36148ca8ddf2f7a4ecd1297~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_306,h_172,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/6d80b2_b0030d3eb36148ca8ddf2f7a4ecd1297~mv2.webp)
- Sep 2, 2023
- 1 min
MDMA-assisted psychotherapy with adolescents suffering from PTSD: Do or don’t? a qualitative study with youth, parents, and clinicians
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![Over One Hundred Years of MDMA Research](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6d80b2_5385ef21f1dc4a94bea75d5d7b9a0563~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_305,h_172,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/6d80b2_5385ef21f1dc4a94bea75d5d7b9a0563~mv2.webp)
- Jun 29, 2022
- 10 min
Over One Hundred Years of MDMA Research
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![The Post COVID cathinone hydra](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6d80b2_216ab487597840808bb6f5928a4d86a3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_305,h_172,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/6d80b2_216ab487597840808bb6f5928a4d86a3~mv2.webp)
- Jun 8, 2022
- 5 min
The Post COVID cathinone hydra
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![Psychedelic Harm Reduction Workshop - Student Psychedelic Conference](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6d80b2_b86157d1014b4b95bcc79a017e923d43~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_306,h_172,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/6d80b2_b86157d1014b4b95bcc79a017e923d43~mv2.webp)
- Nov 13, 2021
- 2 min
Psychedelic Harm Reduction Workshop - Student Psychedelic Conference
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![Effects of Mixing and Dosing MDMA, LSD, and 2C-B with Dr Friederike Meckel Fischer](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6d80b2_c4bfdc306155420db9516a702c905c90~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_305,h_172,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/6d80b2_c4bfdc306155420db9516a702c905c90~mv2.webp)
- Oct 23, 2021
- 4 min
Effects of Mixing and Dosing MDMA, LSD, and 2C-B with Dr Friederike Meckel Fischer
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![Ask the experts: Psilocybin and MDMA Research](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6d80b2_f746e3459b8e4a7084f7973dd3abf989~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_305,h_172,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/6d80b2_f746e3459b8e4a7084f7973dd3abf989~mv2.webp)
- Sep 14, 2021
- 2 min
Ask the experts: Psilocybin and MDMA Research
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![Emergency Medical Treatment for Adverse Effects of Drugs](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6d80b2_736b397c1b374babbe6a977318b76b75~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_306,h_172,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/6d80b2_736b397c1b374babbe6a977318b76b75~mv2.webp)
- Aug 2, 2021
- 2 min
Emergency Medical Treatment for Adverse Effects of Drugs
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- Apr 5, 2021
- 2 min
MDMA for Alcohol Use Disorder
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![Women in Psychedelic Science - Part 3](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6d80b2_34bbf67575664aafb22a50c6be43475a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_305,h_172,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/6d80b2_34bbf67575664aafb22a50c6be43475a~mv2.webp)
- Mar 29, 2021
- 2 min
Women in Psychedelic Science - Part 3
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![Medical MDMA Educational Resources](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6d80b2_ce1636505bc147b28d7f884046d7f246~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_306,h_172,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/6d80b2_ce1636505bc147b28d7f884046d7f246~mv2.webp)
- Jul 14, 2020
- 2 min
Medical MDMA Educational Resources
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![Launch of the Medical Psychedelics Working Group](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6d80b2_d248e13be5b7479facdffc84d6a269c0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_305,h_172,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/6d80b2_d248e13be5b7479facdffc84d6a269c0~mv2.webp)
- Jun 19, 2020
- 2 min
Launch of the Medical Psychedelics Working Group
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![First safety study of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy in patients with alcohol use disorder](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6d80b2_aaa9e9fa298145bfbdcecdbfeeeb3dc2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_305,h_172,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/6d80b2_aaa9e9fa298145bfbdcecdbfeeeb3dc2~mv2.webp)
- Jul 22, 2019
- 2 min
First safety study of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy in patients with alcohol use disorder
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![Variability in content of MDMA tablets collected in the UK between 2001 and 2018 - a potential risk to users?](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6d80b2_3e51e9ef964f467bbb4024352b432d53~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_306,h_172,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/6d80b2_3e51e9ef964f467bbb4024352b432d53~mv2.webp)
- May 3, 2019
- 2 min
Variability in content of MDMA tablets collected in the UK between 2001 and 2018 - a potential risk to users?
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![Are the neurocognitive deficits associated with MDMA caused by statistical deficits in ecstasy research? A systematic review](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6d80b2_e4d82831f81e448db04b333df85f0f1a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_305,h_172,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/6d80b2_e4d82831f81e448db04b333df85f0f1a~mv2.webp)
- Jul 24, 2018
- 2 min
Are the neurocognitive deficits associated with MDMA caused by statistical deficits in ecstasy research? A systematic review
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![The early use of MDMA (‘Ecstasy’) in psychotherapy (1977–1985)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6d80b2_dfd18af61704427498ea6bd3aa764a55~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_305,h_172,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/6d80b2_dfd18af61704427498ea6bd3aa764a55~mv2.webp)
- Apr 11, 2018
- 1 min
The early use of MDMA (‘Ecstasy’) in psychotherapy (1977–1985)
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- Nov 5, 2017
- 5 min
My dead daughter's shoes
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![Specific harm reduction strategies employed by MDMA/ecstasy users in the United States and the United Kingdom](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6d80b2_7b78d8f63bdb442f9ef401ddb9314d90~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_305,h_172,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/6d80b2_7b78d8f63bdb442f9ef401ddb9314d90~mv2.webp)
- May 29, 2017
- 1 min
Specific harm reduction strategies employed by MDMA/ecstasy users in the United States and the United Kingdom
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![Recreational MDMA testing - a European perspective](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6d80b2_2235fe4599ad496d909fae1aaea9f69d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_305,h_172,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/6d80b2_2235fe4599ad496d909fae1aaea9f69d~mv2.webp)
- Feb 5, 2017
- 8 min
Recreational MDMA testing - a European perspective
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![I blame Fabric’s closure on this country’s backward drugs policy](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6d80b2_d23f718a0db3494d8ebcb69adda26ff5~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_306,h_172,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/6d80b2_d23f718a0db3494d8ebcb69adda26ff5~mv2.webp)
- Sep 10, 2016
- 3 min
I blame Fabric’s closure on this country’s backward drugs policy
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![Underground MDMA-, LSD- and 2-CB-assisted individual and group psychotherapy in Zurich: Outcomes, implications and commentary](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6d80b2_eb81167d16c94457b6154e665356e63a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_305,h_172,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/6d80b2_eb81167d16c94457b6154e665356e63a~mv2.webp)
- Mar 24, 2015
- 1 min
Underground MDMA-, LSD- and 2-CB-assisted individual and group psychotherapy in Zurich: Outcomes, implications and commentary