MDMA as intensive psychotherapy

MDMA‑assisted sessions are better described as structured, high‑intensity therapy rather than recreational trips; success depends on clinical preparation, integration, and a therapeutic framework more than the drug effect alone. Treating these interventions as psychotherapy (not party drugs) changes how clinicians train, regulators approve, and insurers reimburse them. — If public and policy conversations adopt this framing, it will shift regulation, funding, and public acceptance of psychedelic treatments for trauma and other mental health conditions.