Science & Medicine: MDMA could revolutionize PTSD treatment for the military

About this episode

This episode discusses a new study on using MDMA to potentially revolutionize PTSD treatment for military service members.

Around 17% of service members who deploy to combat zones come home with PTSD — and for many, the road to recovery is long, difficult, and often out of reach. A new study hopes to change that by pairing a single dose of MDMA — known colloquially as ecstasy — with intensive therapy, potentially compressing recovery into just two weeks.

People in this episode

Host: Bonnie Petrie

Topics covered

• PTSD
• MDMA
• military medicine
• therapy
• mental health

Keywords

• PTSD
• MDMA
• military
• therapy
• mental health
• treatment
• ecstasy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: military

Products: MDMA

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