Contrasting Journeys: From Relief to Harm

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This chapter contrasts a positive outlook on MDMA-assisted therapy with a participant's troubling experience in a clinical trial, raising questions about the trial's credibility. It delves into themes of trauma, coping mechanisms, and personal struggles, emphasizing the complex realities of undergoing psychedelic treatments for PTSD.

A clinical trial for MDMA-assisted therapy showed promising results. But participants who say they suffered afterward allege their experiences aren’t reflected in the data.

This episode was reported and produced by Haleema Shah, engineered by Andrea Kristinsdottir and Rob Byers, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. It was edited by Lissa Soep and Matt Collette, who also fact-checked. It’s the final episode in a series supported with a grant from the Ferriss–UC Berkeley Psychedelic Journalism Fellowship.

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