Thread by @UltradelicHQ

🚨ALERT🚨 Medical professionals understand why it's misleading & unethical to say #psychedelics are a #cure for any health condition. In this @CNBC video, @C_Angermayer (@atai_life) says #ibogaine has the "potential to completely cure addiction" 🧵 1/8

Though it's true some patients in recent #psychedelic clinical trials did not meet diagnostic criteria for their treatment-resistant condition after therapy, many still felt lingering symptoms of their condition afterward. Unfortunately, #PsychedelicsArentSilverBullets. 2/8

Medical professionals understand the distinction between #cures and #treatments. The term cure "refers to a complete restoration of health". Treatments are reserved for medical interventions which aim to control symptoms (think "effective treatment”) 3/8

merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/…

The #psychedelic renaissance needs ppl who are willing to stand against those who prioritize profit & shareholders over the healing of the masses. Anyone who doesn't "want to make them broadly available" through #decrim measures is no friend of ours. 4/8

https://twitter.com/jameslkent/status/1450872155500007425?s=20

In this tweet, @C_Angermayer shared his unrealistic objective for his for-profit #psychedelic organizations: "to ultimately cure all #mentalhealth issues!". While I wish this was actually attainable, he's misleading the public & inspiring false hope. 5/8

https://twitter.com/C_Angermayer/status/1428783368108392459?s=20

@C_Angermayer has also recently expanded on his ideas concerning death and aging. As he sees it, aging is a "disease" that can be "cured". In his words, "Death is a disease, and someday we will find a cure". 6/8

https://twitter.com/C_Angermayer/status/1160963129863483393?s=20

Remember when @C_Angermayer was pushing #chloroquine as a "cure" to #COVID infections? That certainly aged well. 7/8

https://twitter.com/C_Angermayer/status/1240937207227207681?s=20

https://twitter.com/psymposia/status/1285305047287398401?s=20

I'll leave the thread open to comment for anyone who wants to share their thoughts on the use of the word "cure" within #psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy. 8/8
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