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New Zealand Approved Psychedelic Therapy. He’s the Only Doctor Who Can Do It.

The government has permitted Dr. Cameron Lacey, a psychiatrist, to prescribe psilocybin, a hallucinogenic compound found in “magic mushrooms,” for depression.

© Mason Trinca for The New York Times

There is a growing global movement to explore the use of psychedelics to treat depression, PTSD and addiction.

Maryland Closed a Baltimore Addiction Program. For Some Patients, Little Has Changed.

Patients of PHA Healthcare, a treatment program in Baltimore, were housed in drug-ridden buildings where many overdosed, an investigation reported last year. Some are still there.

© Jessica Gallagher/The Baltimore Banner, for The New York Times

PHA Healthcare told state regulators it intended to send some patients to I’m Still Standing By Grace, whose owner also ran the methadone clinic By Grace, which used to drop off medication at PHA Healthcare’s apartments.
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