Mushrooms, Molly, ecstasy.

These drugs may hold the key to not just battling other mental health issues, but actually curing.

Put a bread in 9mm to my temple and I pulled the trigger.

A veteran who suffered from severe PTSD, attempted suicide five times before finding MDA therapy.

It's kind of like a colonoscopy for the brain.

The reality is there are doctors who are going to abuse it.

Whatever it takes is what should be done.

Well, when you hear the words magic mushrooms, Molly, Ecstasy, and MDMA, you probably

think party drugs, bad trips, not therapy.

But what if I told you that scientists say these drugs may hold the key to not just battling PTSD, depression, and other mental

health issues, but actually curing it.

Every day in this country, 17 veterans die by suicide.

That's 510 servicemen and women dying every single month, and more than half of those suicides, 56% are the result of PTSD.

Now, researchers say new studies prove there is help to reduce those suicides, and the answer could lie in psychedelic drugs.

The U.S. recently approved legislation that will fund clinical trials using

these drug treatments on veterans and active duty military members. In California, Massachusetts,

and Arizona are all working on passing similar laws for civilians with mental health issues.

Take a look. Psychedelic drugs to treat PTSD last night at six.

We introduced you to a local military veteran who says psychedelics have allowed him to get his life back.

He is among a growing number of vets using them to treat PTSD. But the idea does come with some

controversy. I say let the science and the medicine lead us here.

And if there are safe therapies that are helping veterans and helping people,

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