Casey Means

And when it comes to,

uh psychedelic therapy for mental health issues uh i think the science is still emerging and so it would certainly not be a recommendation uh to the american people to do that under under no circumstances i do believe that there is exciting work being done in this area that needs to continue uh on on psychedelic therapies for ptsd and veterans uh for mental health issues

And some of the researchers who are doing this work have said it's some of the most promising and exciting of their entire careers.

So I look forward to following that.

But to be very clear, under no circumstances would I recommend that to the American people in this role.

Our illicit drug use problem in our country is monumental and severe.

And I look forward to working with you on these issues that are so important.

Yeah, in that passage of the book, I'm referring to... Well, Senator, I was high as a kite at the moment.

My mother's passing, which happened... She got a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer about a week after that experience.

And in my...

meditations and prayers.

At that time, I was having a deep sense that something ominous was coming.

It sounds like you have a lot to say about this issue, and I would be very interested to see how your staff looked at this data.

I have a strong feeling that the way in which they gather this data is done intentionally to...

Like you, I'm a physician.

I believe vaccines save lives.

I believe that vaccines are a key part of any infectious disease public health strategy.

And I would work with you, the CDC, the NIH, ACIP, FDA.

I'm supportive of vaccination.

I do believe that each patient, mother, parent,