Taking MDMA could help to treat alcoholism, study suggests
March 7, 2021
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Taking MDMA could help treat alcohol addiction,
according to a new study.
During an eight-week trial in Bristol, 14 people
with alcohol problems is given a control amount
of the party drug, also know as ecstasy, during
two psychotherapy sessions.
Psychological support was provide before, during
and after each session and their alcohol use
of substances, particularly those symptoms
behaviour, mental wellbeing and functioning
of substances, particularly those symptoms
data were collecte for nine months.
of substances, particularly those symptoms
The study, published in the Journal of
of substances, particularly those symptoms
Psychopharmacology, found participants on
of substances, particularly those symptoms
average consumed 18.7 units of alcohol per week
of substances, particularly those symptoms
in the months after the trial, compare
to 130.6 units before.
The authors of the study, led by Ben Sessa,
of substances, particularly those symptoms
with alcohol use disorder (AUD) usually have a
of substances, particularly those symptoms
past history of psychological trauma and have
of substances, particularly those symptoms
become dependent on alcohol as a form of
of substances, particularly those symptoms
self-medication.
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It is thought the Class A drug manages to suppress
a region of the brain known as the amygdala,
which gives patients improve ability to process
negative memories.best online marijuana store
The researchers conclude: “This study demonstrates
that MDMA-assiste psychotherapy can be safely
delivere, is well tolerate and has the potential to
enhance and intensify the psychotherapeutic
processes in the treatment of patients with AUD.
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“MDMA, given in a psychotherapeutic context,
of substances, particularly those symptoms
may reduce avoidance of emotionally distressing
of substances, particularly those symptoms
thoughts, images or memories of alcohol misuse
while increasing empathy for the self and others.
“It may also address symptoms of other conditions
that are frequently co-morbid with harmful use
of substances, particularly those symptoms
associate with a history of psychological trauma.”
During the trial, patients who had recently
undergone an alcohol detox received an
of substances, particularly those symptoms
eight-week course of recovery-based therapy
of substances, particularly those symptoms
comprising 10 psychotherapy
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On two of these (sessions three and seven), patients
were dose with open-label MDMA during a six-
to eight-hour assisted therapy session.
On each dosing session, participants received an
initial dose of 125mg of MDMA, followed two hours
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Participants remain in the treatment
centre overnight after each drug-assisted session,
overseen by medically trained “night sitters”.
They are then seen the following morning and
telephone every day for the following six days
assess changes to mood, suicidal risk factors
and quality of sleep.
While the primary aim
of the study was to see whether the treatment
was safe and well tolerate, it found 11 participants
were drinking fewer than 14 units of alcohol
per week at the nine-month follow up.
This include nine people who were completely
abstinent, however three participants relapse
to drinking more than 14 units.
The researchers says the next step would be to
carry out another trial which would involve
participants being split into two groups at
random, with one given MDMA and the other
a placebo, to measure how effective the treatment is.
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