AOC’s Campaign Spent Nearly $19K on Psychiatrist Known for Hallucinogenic Therapy
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) tapped nearly $19,000 from her campaign coffers last year to pay for a psychiatrist who specializes in ketamine therapy – a powerful drug that puts patients in a hallucinogenic state to treat disorders like trauma and depression.
The
revelation, the result of an exclusive look at federal campaign records by the
New York Post, shows the Bronx lawmaker hired Boston-based Dr. Bryan Boyle, chief psychiatric officer at a chain of clinics called Stella that
focus on “innovative” or alternate treatment protocols that have emerged in recent years.
AOC’s campaign “paid Boyle $11,550 in March 2025, another $2,800 in May, and $4,375 in October for a total of $18,725, Federal Election Commission records show” according to the
Post.
While Ketamine therapy has increasingly gained
acceptance as an effective treatment when properly administered, critics are baffled as why it would be considered a legitimate campaign expense.
The
Post reported the expenses were marked as “leadership training and consulting.”
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tapped nearly $19,000 from her campaign to pay for a psychiatrist who specializes in ketamine therapy.
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