Prescription Psychedelics: The Road from FDA Approval to Clinical Practice

After languishing for decades from legal restrictions and stigma, research into psychedelic drugs is exploding, with the encouragement of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Recent clinical trial successes suggest some long-banned drugs could soon be authorized as treatments for debilitating illnesses. Yet because of these drugs’ history, FDA approval would be just 1 important step in a complex process to transform these compounds into...