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The "surprising way" is by using a derivate of LSD.

I'd argue that the surprise is rather on this: "In clinical trials, a single dose significantly outperformed standard treatments, offering hope to those who have found little relief elsewhere."

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> The "surprising way" is by using a derivate of LSD.

What's the difference between a derivate and a derivative?

(I'm not being facetious, I'd really rather like to know)

Calling it the "pharmaceutical form" is borderline misinformation, considering it's just a common salt of LSD. You can get that outside the pharmacy. It's not like actual LSD is ever made in some dirty improv meth lab. Likewise, nobody expects researchers to buy their drugs on the streets. It's just LSD. This "say no to drugs" drug did the trick.