Can a psychedelic drug with heavy side-effects and anecdotal evidence as a treatment for addiction become a wonder drug for veterans facing opioid substance abuse and post-traumatic stress disorders?
House Republican state Rep. Jaime Green of Richmond wants to find out, and she wants to use opioid settlement dollars to fund necessary clinical trials — a proposal that might meet some resistance from her Democratic colleagues.
Members of the House Families and Veterans Committee discussed Greene’s House Bill 6020 on Tuesday. The committee included testimony from proponents of ibogaine as a therapeutic addiction and trauma drug.
The committee took testimony only and did vote on Greene’s bill.
