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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Ben Hatton

MP describes ‘living hell’ of PTSD and hits out at laws on psychedelic research

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An MP has described their post-traumatic stress disorder as a “living hell” and called on the Government to loosen research restrictions on a psychedelic drug she said could offer medical benefits.

Labour MP Charlotte Nichols said there is a “moral and economic imperative” for the Government to review legal restrictions on psilocybin with a view to allowing greater access for medical research, saying it “feels like institutional cruelty” not to do so.

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