GOP Lawmaker ‘Reborn’ Through Psychedelic Therapy

Rep. Morgan Luttrell (R-TX) “says he had never smoked anything, let alone tried drugs in his life. So the retired Navy SEAL had to ask a nearby nurse for guidance on how to inhale a psychedelic drug that was part of the final step of an intense three-day experimental therapy,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“Luttrell had traveled to Mexico in 2018 to take ibogaine, a drug that is illegal in the U.S. but is gaining a reputation within the veteran community as a potential treatment to address complicated conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder. Inhaling a separate drug, called DMT, was the final step in the process.”

“The Texas conservative, now in his second term in Congress, describes his journey as a last resort for people feeling trapped within their own minds, likening his physical experience of the psychedelic trip to an exorcism.”