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• A bipartisan trio of lawmakers — Republicans Dan Crenshaw and Mariannette Miller-Meeks with Democrat Ro Khanna — applauded the FDA’s decision to issue its first guidance on psychedelics research.
• "I’m glad the FDA is taking this first step of issuing guidance for psychedelic clinical trials — and listening to my bipartisan legislation with Reps. Miller-Meeks and Khanna," Crenshaw said in a press release. "It’s critical we get this right for the researchers doing this important scientific work. We need this guidance to expand clinical trial access so that we can push towards life-saving psychedelic therapies for our veterans, service members, and people living with PTSD, traumatic brain injury, and substance abuse disorder."
• The FDA’s move comes on the heels of Crenshaw filing a measure that sought the issuance of such a document.
• “Many Veterans find guided use of psychedelics with assisted therapy as a way to successfully treat the excruciating, post-traumatic pain they face, with better outcomes and less medication side effects in pilot studies,” Miller-Meeks added. “As a physician, I know the importance of medical research, and I am encouraged by the FDA’s support and guidance regarding psychedelic clinical trials. This important ...

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