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Psychedelics in the Trump Era: A Veteran’s Road to Recovery
CNN One Thing
Jul 20, 2025

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other Trump officials seem open to embracing psychedelics as treatment for serious conditions trauma, depression and drug addiction. The shift has excited advocates, but some experts worry the hype could be getting ahead of science and safety. In part one of a two-part series, we hear from someone who says a powerful hallucinogen helped kick her drug habit.

Guest: Samantha Juan, US Army veteran

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