Jonathan

Michael

Lubecky

Governmental Affairs

Strategic Communications

Media Consultant

Freelance Journalist


ABOUT JONATHAN LUBECKY

Jonathan M. Lubecky, U.S. Army SGT(R) , is the founder of Lubecky Strategic Direction, Veterans & Governmental Affairs Liason for MAPS, and VP Communications at Apollo Pact. He is a 12-year retiree of the U.S. Armed Forces, serving in both the Marine Corps and the Army.  He has been a freelance journalist since 2014. Since 2016 he has been a Strategic Communications & Governmental Affairs Consultant advocating for psychedelic medicine and Veterans. Jonathan returned from a deployment to Iraq in 2006. Shortly after returning, he was diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and a traumatic brain injury. While battling PTSD, enduring multiple forms of treatment, and taking dozens of pills per day to manage symptoms, he attempted to take his life five times.  While recovering from that fifth attempt in the hospital, he was surreptitiously instructed to “Google MDMA PTSD”. Beginning exactly 8 years after being released from active duty from Iraq, Jonathan began MDMA-assisted therapy in a MAPS Phase 2 study and completed the protocol in early 2015. As of November 22, 2022 he has been healed of PTSD as long as he had PTSD

Jon was appointed the National Veterans Director for the Rand Paul for President campaign. Realizing the potential of psychedelic medicine to heal his fellow veterans and the millions of Americans suffering as he once did, he has been involved in media, politics, and government affairs, with a focus on the Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, and Media ever since receiving MDMA therapy.

Jonathan graduated with honors from The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina, as a Veteran Day Student. He has a bachelor’s in political science with a concentration in international politics and military affairs with a minor in intelligence analysis. He is based in Washington DC

Media Appearances and Articles

Stars & Stripes: FDA expands access to ecstasy drug for PTSD therapy - Veterans - Stripes

New York Post: FDA expands access to research MDMA for PTSD treatment (nypost.com)

Fox News: Party drug MDMA a step closer to legalization for PTSD therapy | Fox News

Daily Beast: Suicidal Vet Calls MDMA Treatment ‘a Miracle’ (thedailybeast.com)

Washington Post: Ecstasy could be ‘breakthrough’ therapy for soldiers, others suffering from PTSD - The Washington Post

The Royal Pharmaceutical Journal: 'Like a hug from everyone who loves you' — how MDMA could help patients with trauma - The Pharmaceutical Journal (pharmaceutical-journal.com)

WRAL: MDMA - you may know it as ecstasy - proves to be effective against PTSD :: WRAL.com

Time: How the War on Drugs Has Harmed Veterans With PTSD | Time

NOVA: Hitting the Brain's Reset Button | NOVA | PBS

Science Explorer: Meet a Former Soldier Who Overcame His Life-Threatening PTSD With MDMA-Therapy | The Science Explorer

Forbes: Party Drug Ecstasy Showing Great Promise Treating Severe PTSD, Now In Final Clinical Trials (forbes.com)

WebMD: Psychedelic Drugs to Treat Depression, PTSD? (webmd.com)

Economist: How MDMA is being used to treat PTSD | The Economist - YouTube

US News & World Report: Psychedelics for Mental Health | Mind | US News

Inc: Why Rick Doblin Is Trying to Reclaim 'Molly' as Medicine | Inc.com

CBC Radio: The Big Trip: How psychedelic drugs are changing lives and transforming psychiatry | CBC Radio

NY Post: Real-life Walter White made drugs to help vets with PTSD (nypost.com)

Guardian:Psychedelic mental health treatment expected to be approved in Australia within five years | Mental health | The Guardian

Military Times: Opinion: Honor the fallen by saving the living (militarytimes.com)

King 5 News: FDA trial uses Ecstasy to treat PTSD | king5.com

Medium: MDMA Helped Me Recover from War. I went from being in a mental… | by Jonathan Lubecky | Medium

Goop Labs: "The Goop Lab" The Healing Trip (TV Episode 2020) - IMDb

The Business of Drugs: "The Business of Drugs" Synthetics (TV Episode 2020) - IMDb

How to Change Your Mind: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21062540/?ref_=nm_knf_c_2

Live News 5 Charleston: Victim identified of Hanover Street shooting in downtown Charleston (live5news.com)

Live News 5 Charleston: Coroner: Man cutting grass drowns after lawnmower falls into Summerville pond (live5news.com)

Stripes: Secret bitcoin philanthropist backs research of ecstasy as treatment for PTSD - News - Stripes

FitsNews: "War On Pot" Casualty - FITSNews

ScreenRant: Ecstasy May Be The Answer To PTSD Reveals Netflix's Business of Drugs (screenrant.com)

CBS News: MDMA, the main ingredient in ecstasy, could be key in helping veterans with PTSD - CBS News

FitsNews: Jonathan Lubecky: Why Does South Carolina's "Top Cop" Want Veterans To Die? - FITSNews

RedState: The Cure for PTSD? How a Rave Drug Can Be a Treatment – RedState

Military Families & Mental Health Caucus: https://youtu.be/-Pcim_IfISE

The Intercept: https://theintercept.com/2022/07/14/ptsd-psychedelic-therapy-research-congress/

Hill Rising: https://youtu.be/Q2bwuGKFzIE

Counterpoints: https://youtu.be/SMgkYfXlsUk

Trendier Podcast: https://youtu.be/LvfsTLx8-Z8

Hill Rising: https://youtu.be/zBuqJ0B49z4


PHILOSOPHY

Jonathan has worked tirelessly to prove that PTSD is NOT a “lifelong mental illness, that once acquired, is your ‘new normal’ that cannot be healed, but can be mitigated by the excessive use of daily mental health medications” but is a Mental Injury, that with proper care and treatment can be healed for most like any physical injury. He has done this through Media, Governmental Affairs, and through direct action. Since March 2022 he has travelled to Romania, Moldova, Poland, and Ukraine to conduct Humanitarian Relief operations. He has been using his military logistics training to set up warehouses and food/medical distribution networks.


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