United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 194303
Psilocybin: Research
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17 July 2023
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20 July 2023 · Answer
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20 July 2023
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to increase the level of research into the use of psilocybin for the treatment of (a) depression, (b) addiction and (c) other chronic conditions on health inequalities; and if
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17 July 2023
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to increase the level of research into the use of psilocybin for the treatment of (a) depression, (b) addiction and (c) other chronic conditions on health inequalities; and if
Source: Commons
20 July 2023
Answer
The Department commissions research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), who have invested £1.1 million in a randomised controlled trial to examine if it is feasible, safe and effective to use psilocybin to treat people with...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-07-17/194303
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1653347
- uk · wq-1653347 · source updated 20 July 2023