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"Tremendous Excitement" Around Psychedelic Medicine, Says Top Federal Drug Official There is "tremendous excitement" about the therapeutic potential of psychedelics, says National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Director Nora Volkow. However, this top federal drug official emphasized that while...

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently said it will fund clinical trials to exam the safety and efficacy of psychedelic-assisted therapy in older adults with chronic pain, reported Marijuana Moment. According to NIH's Wednesday notice, it intends to direct $8.4 million toward research on...