A WAR veteran is fighting for a party drug to be legalised for medical use, after US research found it may be able to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
The research, published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology this month, has found that PTSD sufferers who took ecstasy (MDMA) in a supervised session once a month experienced a long-term recovery from symptoms.
Nearly 90 per cent of patients reported an improvement in their general wellbeing three-and-a-half years after treatment, which included taking MDMA in comfortable sessions, and 68 per cent reported fewer flashbacks, nightmares and intrusive memories.
This came after conventional treatments for the disorder, counselling and anti-depressants had failed the patients.
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