Psychedelic therapy for PTSD treatment is rejected by FDA, Louisiana patient still has hope

In 1999, Lori Tipton’s brother overdosed and died while he was visiting her at Tulane in New Orleans. In 2005, Tipton’s mother murdered two women and killed herself. Tipton found the bodies. One month later, Hurricane Katrina rattled the coast and displaced Tipton from her home. In 2006, Tipton was raped by a man she knew. “It was just one thing after the other,” Tipton said. “I couldn’t get ahead of anything, and those traumas solidified over the years.” For years, Tipton suffered from mood swings, panic attacks, hyper-vigilance and...