Can psychedelics aid Canada’s mental health crisis? One expert says yes – CTV
April 26, 2023
A Burnaby, B.C. company is forging ahead to give patients access to psychedelics hoping the substances can be used to help people with severe mental health issues.
Filament Health co-founder Ben Lightburn believes working with Health Canada to understand the potential benefits of substances like MDMA and magic mushrooms could expand treatment options for those with mental health issues.
MDMA and psilocybin (the psychedelic compound in so-called magic mushrooms) are hallucinogenic substances that can alter a person’s senses, thinking and emotions.
According to Lightburn, Canada reinstated access to the substances through the Special Access Program, allowing some Canadians, with their doctors’ approval, to access drugs that haven’t been approved for sale in the country.
