Responding to the Current Psychedelics Landscape: A Call for Cross-Sector Collaboration
Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics January 1, 2025 Lori Bruce
As psychedelics become more available through legal and underground channels, clinicians lack sufficient knowledge and training to discuss their benefits and harms with patients, creating liability risks that may grow if federal deregulation occurs. Stakeholders should collaborate to expand public and clinical education and develop widely accessible post-trip counseling services for users struggling with ongoing emotional and neuropsychiatric effects, which can sometimes be disabling. Thoughtful collaboration can establish a foundation for psychedelic medicine as a new clinical practice area.