How underground therapists are using psychedelics to heal trauma Why some therapists say risking everything has helped treat addiction and PTSD Link to Video Embed Video

There’s a growing movement that supports using drugs, like LSD and MDMA, to treat trauma. LSD, psilocybin and MDMA all showed huge promise in clinical trials during the 1960s, but research into their benefits came to a halt when President Richard Nixon signed the Controlled Substance Act in 1970. Now, there are signs that the federal government is softening its stance towards these drugs. For some, though, change isn't coming fast enough, so they are taking matters into their own hands. Christof Putzel reports