🛑 Psychedelic Conferences...Might Be a Bad Ad? ✋

Will "fun" psychedelic conferences be regulated under FDA advertising and drug labeling rules?

The reports I have read have been…concerning.

This isn’t about the submarine. It’s about Psychedelic Science. There have been reports…of, and I did warn about this risk, the F word.

Yes. FUN. This word is not featured in the package insert of any FDA approved medication I am aware of.

It’s problematic. Look:

One could be forgiven for imagining that MDMA had a potential FDA indication related to something other than post traumatic stress disorder, given the subject line of an email from the manufacturer of that candidate for FDA approval. I did a quick edit. “This email indicated where “the fun” might be demonstrated to be “at.” Subsequent controlled studies will evaluate the safety and efficiency data from secondary endpoints. We note the potential role of adjuvant FUN in individuals suffering from PTSD with PCL-5 scores in the moderate to severe range.”

And look: