Did Dr. Charles Grob conduct a study of MDMA as a pain reliever for patients in 1995?
No. See the MDMA research page for an account of the effort to begin this study, which has not yet received final approval by the FDA. An MDMA phase I safety study conducted by Dr. Charles Grob was approved by the FDA in 1992 and completed in 1995. The MDMA psychotherapy study with PTSD in Spain (reported in TIME) has been approved and will be the first formal therapy study with MDMA ever conducted. Read more about the Spain study. 4. Has the FDA approved only one study with MDMA, as asserted in the TIME article? No. The FDA has approved three studies with MDMA. See our list of research around the world for details about these studies. 5. Did MAPS fund “Ricaurte’s first work on [MDMA]”? No. MAPS contributed to Ricaurte’s first studies in primates and humans, but not the very first ones, which were in rodents. 6. Is MAPS supported by Rick Doblin, as implied in the TIME article? No. MAPS is supported by 1800 private individuals and foundations, including the ones listed on our thank you
