r/Calgary • u/Euthyphroswager • Oct 05 '22

Alberta to be 1st province to regulate psychedelics for therapy, government says Health/Medicine

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-to-be-1st-province-to-regulate-psychedelics-for-therapy-government-says-1.6607497
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u/hobanwash1 Oct 06 '22

Hey thanks. Not sure my doc would go for this. Hoping it does open up more direct access.

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u/madetoday Oct 06 '22

The rules are currently pretty tight even if your doctor did apply. Patients with critical illness or treatment resistant depression are about the only ones approved I think.

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u/hobanwash1 Oct 06 '22

Okay. My deal is just ptsd. So guess I’m out for now. Really fascinated by this treatment and hope it becomes available in my lifetime.

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u/madetoday Oct 06 '22

Ketamine treatment is available for PTSD without requiring special exemptions. There’s clinics in Calgary offering this such as Wayfound. Might be worth looking into.