Posted on Mar 30, 2023
Missouri House backs bill requiring state research on psychedelics to treat depression and PTSD
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."More than 1,000 people take their own lives in Missouri every year, putting the state about 25% above the national average for suicides.
Rep. Tony Lovasco, R-O’Fallon, who sponsored a similar bill, said the state’s high suicide rate — and the elevated rate among veterans — makes it a life-and-death issue.
Two years or longer for FDA approval is a long time to wait, he previously stated.
“The folks that are coming back from war, that are in desperate need of care, a lot of them aren’t going to be around in three years,” Lovasco said. “We’ve got, what 20-something veterans per day committing suicide? That’s a tremendous amount of loss while we wait for the government to do some paperwork.”
..."More than 1,000 people take their own lives in Missouri every year, putting the state about 25% above the national average for suicides.
Rep. Tony Lovasco, R-O’Fallon, who sponsored a similar bill, said the state’s high suicide rate — and the elevated rate among veterans — makes it a life-and-death issue.
Two years or longer for FDA approval is a long time to wait, he previously stated.
“The folks that are coming back from war, that are in desperate need of care, a lot of them aren’t going to be around in three years,” Lovasco said. “We’ve got, what 20-something veterans per day committing suicide? That’s a tremendous amount of loss while we wait for the government to do some paperwork.”
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