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Laura Zam

Washington, D.C.
As seen in: MSN, The New York Times, HuffPost, Yahoo Singapore, BuzzFeed, Los Angeles Times, Salon, Miami Herald, Yahoo, SheKnows and
Bestselling author | TEDx speaker | Creator of The Thrilling Life™ Featured in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, NBC & PBS.
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Mental health care isn't ready for psychedelic side effects

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By Laura Zam
| The Brunswick News Verified
By Laura Zam, Los Angeles Times In 2023, my husband and I enrolled in a clinical trial using MDMA (commonly known as ecstasy). I found this exploration transformative, but my husband, Kurt, suffered a nervous breakdown from which he is only now emerging. His prolonged collapse was exacerbated by mental health professionals untrained in psychedelic-related disturbances. Fast-tracking these substances without proper education is a prescription for harm.
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Commentary: Mental health care isn't ready for psychedelic side effects

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By Laura Zam
| Miami Herald Verified
When President Donald Trump signed an executive order this spring to speed up FDA approval of psychedelic treatments, he echoed a push for healing long championed in California . I know these benefits myself - but also devastation. In 2023, my husband and I enrolled in a clinical trial using MDMA (commonly known as ecstasy). I found this exploration transformative, but my husband, Kurt, suffered a nervous breakdown from which he is only now emerging.
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Mental health care isn't ready for psychedelic side effects

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By Laura Zam
| The Sun News Verified
When President Donald Trump signed an executive order this spring to speed up FDA approval of psychedelic treatments, he echoed a push for healing long championed in California. I know these benefits myself - but also devastation. In 2023, my husband and I enrolled in a clinical trial using MDMA (commonly known as ecstasy). I found this exploration transformative, but my husband, Kurt, suffered a nervous breakdown from which he is only now emerging.
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