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https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20/vobon5iwfemcd6b9kp5y.jpg?quality=7520301143Supplementing psychotherapy with small doses of MDMA could be an effective strategy to prevent relapses of alcohol addiction in patients, an ongoing small clinical trial suggests. The research is yet another example of how scientists and doctors are finding or rediscovering therapeutic uses for recreational and illicit drugs.