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Coffee or Die Magazine: How U.S. veterans are fueling a renaissance in psychedelic therapies and research

It’s exactly four years to the day that SEAL veteran Marcus Capone underwent psychedelic-assisted therapy in Mexico, which he and his wife, Amber, believe saved his life. Inspired to connect others in the special operations community to the seemingly miraculous treatment, the Capones founded Veterans Exploring Treatment Solutions (VETS) the following year.

Soldier of Fortune: Treating the Costs of War Through Psychedelic Therapy

For more than 20 years, warfighters have been deployed to hot spots around the world in the fight against terrorism. We now have an entire generation of warfighters who have known nothing but combat deployments.

Benzinga: First Psychedelic Integration Scales Published by VETS Coaches

VETS psychedelic integration coaches Tomas Frymann and Sophie Whitney, along with fellow researchers, published the first-ever validated scales for measuring psychedelic integration in the journal Frontiers in Psychology.

DoubleBlind: States are embracing psychedelics, paving the way for FDA approval

Over the course of the past year, several states across the US have taken legal action to expand access to psychedelic-assisted therapies for some citizens. Many of these efforts have been catalyzed by veterans who have personally benefitted from psychedelic-assisted therapies.

NPR: OSU launches center to study therapeutic potential of psychedelics

“My hope is that it just adds another option for people who aren't being helped by our current system, and hopefully can just bring us closer to getting the healing that people need," says Professor Alan Davis of Ohio State University.