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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Hannah Harris Green

Trump psychedelics order largely symbolic, analysts say

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Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office as he signed an executive order on 18 April in Washington DC. Photograph: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images

The Trump administration issued an executive order earlier this month to accelerate access to psychedelic medication for people with “serious mental illnesses”, but experts say the order is more likely to make a difference symbolically than legally.

“Policymakers and the medical field have long struggled to address the burden of suicide and serious mental illness rates in America,” the order reads, noting that some people do not respond to available treatments.

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