Psychedelics very well may have saved Marcus Capone’s life.
After 13 years of active duty, the retired Navy SEAL tried virtually every prescription drug on the market and every traditional medical approach imaginable to treat his post-traumatic stress disorder, brain injuries, depression, insomnia and other wounds of war. His wife, Amber, acknowledged the future looked dark.
In 2019, the couple founded Veterans Exploring Treatment Solutions, or VETS, an organization that aims to end the epidemic of veteran suicide by offering alternative treatments for those who have found no answers in a pill bottle. The group promoted its work at the Special Operations Forces Week conference held here earlier this month.
The couple’s work coincides with a broader shift across America. Outlawed for recreational use for decades and long stereotyped as the domain of Woodstock-era hippies and others on the fringes of society, psychedelic drugs such as LSD, psilocybin and others seem to be gaining a second life as legitimate medical treatments, at least in some circles.
But there are other concerns. Some researchers warn that the rapid growth of psychedelic-assisted therapy, and the enthusiasm with which its proponents are promoting it, could create something of a medical “bubble” that ultimately bursts with more research and more patients who don’t see the results they were promised.
Until recently, American patients had to travel to psychedelic “retreats” which have thrived in Europe and Latin America, where the legal and regulatory frameworks are more welcoming. “This has been an area where there has been optimism and promise for a long time. And time will eventually tell. But I think it’s important not to jump to conclusions,” he said in an interview, going on to warn that the rapid proliferation of drugs, as seen with America’s opioid crisis, can quickly spiral into a major public health crisis.
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