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What if psychedelics could be tamed and toned down? Here's how

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Psychedelics are thought to improve mental health by boosting neuroplasticity, helping the brain grow and form new connections.

The FDA said in June that it would not approve MDMA to treat PTSD without additional safety and efficacy data.

Some companies are trying to make psychedelics more palatable to regulators.

Researchers are working on a drug modeled off ibogaine that, at least in animal trials, seems able to mimic its impact on the brain with fewer unwanted side effects.

Beckley Psytech is developing a synthetic form of a drug similar to DMT, a compound in ayahuasca that results in short-lived but intense hallucinations.

Enveric Biosciences is preparing to begin human trials of a molecule that has structural similarities to psilocybin.

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