House Passes Amended MDMA Therapy Bill for First Responders

Arizona lawmakers on Wednesday passed an amended bill requiring instead of allowing the use of the drug commonly known as ecstasy to treat first responders with post-traumatic stress disorder. The state House of Representatives voted 54-5 to pass SB 1677, by Sen. David M. Gowan, R-Sierra. The bill would require work comp coverage for firefighters and peace officers who have been diagnosed with PTSD to include a treatment protocol of midomafetamine — also known as methylenedioxymethamphetamine or MDMA and sold on the street as ecstasy — if an independent medical examinat...