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The Trial Tape: How MDMA Therapy Unraveled on a Remote Island
The Trial Tape: How MDMA Therapy Unraveled on a Remote Island
Fear and awe collide as a clinical camera quietly recorded the therapy that would topple a landmark MDMA trial: the footage contradicted the trial architects and helped prompt the FDA's rejection in August 2024. How did a remote island study, a taped final dosing session, and a therapist with a lapsed license become the hinge for a major regulatory decision?
In this episode, we tell the story of Meaghan Buisson and the Cortes Island phase two MDMA-assisted psychotherapy study, laying out the sequence of events, key people, and the…
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