Hey guys,
I inquired about psilocybin assisted psychotherapy to Mind Medicine Australia a while back and occasionally get emails. This is probably of interest to some of you. Feel free to share with others and spread the info. Find below the email that was sent to me, the guide to lodging a submission for the rescheduling and an e-book compiled by mind medicine Australia.
Dear Shane and others who need to get well,
We would be delighted if you were able to support our applications to the TGA for the rescheduling of psilocybin and MDMA for medicinal use from Schedule 9 (Prohibited Substances) to Schedule 8 (Controlled Medicines). You could do this from your perspective as a practitioner or someone with a keen interest in the state of mental health in Australia and the lack of effective treatments for many Australians. It is very straightforward to make a submission and it will make a significant difference to both researchers and medical practitioners and their patients if this rescheduling is confirmed.
The rescheduling will enable psychiatrists and specialist addiction physicians to more easily access these medicines to augment therapy for patients suffering from key mental illnesses such as depression, PTSD and the depression and anxiety often associated with a terminal illness diagnosis (and possibly in the future for substance abuse, OCD, anorexia and early stage dementia). It will also relieve a significant part of the regulatory burden associated with undertaking trials with these medicines in Australia.
For your submission to be considered by the expert panel it must be sent to the TGA (through the TGA’s Consultation Portal) by no later than 5pm on Monday the 28th of September.
Please see the attached how-to guide for making a submission. And more here: https://mindmedicineaustralia.org/tga
Thank you so much for your support. Would you please be so kind as to share this with others and encourage them to submit?
Together we can change the paradigm for the treatment of mental health and help the millions of Australians who are suffering.
Kindest good wishes,
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Co-Founder, Executive Director Co-Founder
e-book https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vfl48EnAWZusm_HVbyrOjKTQwF4JYt7q/view?usp=sharing
guide to lodging: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IfgzJRM028sT198IcJ42dfkh2nOzrBE9/view?usp=sharing
Cheers.
Shane
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