Bergman: ‘The time is now’ to push for breakthroughs in psychedelic treatments

Rep. Jack Bergman (R-Mich.) said on Tuesday that “the time is now” to push for breakthroughs in psychedelic treatments given President Trump’s recent support for this field of research.

At The Hill’s “Rethinking Psychedelic Treatment for America’s Mental Health Crisis” event sponsored by Definium Therapeutics, Bergman, co-founder and co-chair of Congressional Psychedelics Advancing Therapies (PATH) Caucus, said he was “excited” that an executive order issued last month is encouraging more people to take the “risk” in researching psychedelic drugs.

Trump signed an executive order aimed at accelerating psychedelic drugs used to treat mental health disorders. The order, which directs the Food and Drug Administration to expedite its review of new treatments, is specifically targeted at helping veterans struggling with symptoms of anxiety and depression.

“I’m product agnostic … I’m interested in outcomes,” Bergman........

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