One person’s acid trip could be another person’s anxiety therapy. That’s the tantalizing upshot from a new study that showed LSD may have the potential to alleviate anxiety. The findings are just the latest in a string of studies that suggest the psychedelic could help treat a range of mental health conditions.

The phase II trial detailed in this study was sponsored by a company called MindMed, which has been developing a proprietary form of LSD code-named MM-120. In the trial, people with generalized anxiety disorder who took LSD experienced a significant reduction in their anxiety symptoms compared to placebo.

The company is already conducting larger phase III trials of MM-120 for both anxiety and depression, with results expected next year.

“This study is a true turning point in the

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