Posted on 02/17/2005 7:37:17 PM PST by freedom44
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Somehow,for me, this just has "bad idea" written all over it.
When did our soldiers become ravers?
umm.. I think research is good.
If I recall correctly MDMA was originally used for this purpose before it was introduced to the clubs, by former therapy patients, and then made a controlled substance.
I hope under controlled circumstances, the guys get the help they may need.
"Several studies in the US are planned or are under way to investigate whether MDMA, LSD and psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, can treat conditions ranging from obsessive compulsive disorder to anxiety in terminal cancer patients."
Somehow I find this statement very doubtful.
Chemical roto rooter for neuro pathways...
just as an interesting aside, soldiers who smoked the MJ during Vietnam were found to be less likely to return home with PTSD, while those who didn't smoke were more likely to have it.
It was given mainly to couples who were having difficulty in their relationships by psychiatrists.
When was this written? 1965?
LSD to treat anxiety. Yeah, that'll work.
I'm going to give you cocaine to combat your insomnia.
Could be because those in the field (at risk for PTSD) were less likely to be smoking dope. I hear that drug use was really more a rear area issue, not tolerated in the field. Of course that would contradict Oliver Stones account.
That said, I have no problem with MDMA clinical experiments.
This same idea was advanced in the VietNam era, only with LSD as the dope of choice instead of Ecstasy. It was soon discredited.
I'm disappointed but not surprised to see that the shavetails in academe are intent on making the same mistakes their elders did.
In the PTSD business, everybody looks for the easy out.
"just as an interesting aside, soldiers who smoked the MJ during Vietnam were found to be less likely to return home with PTSD, while those who didn't smoke were more likely to have it."
I'd like to see some data please. I ran a PTSD program for VN vets for years, and virtually to a man, they smoked pot in Vietnam. Might not quite have been 100%, but I'd say with confidence it was 80-90% plus.
I'm not so sure about that...let's watch the trials & see what happens.
I can say from experience that back in my partying college days, I took X a few times, & WOW, I gotta tell ya, that fear, anger, resentment, & all the other negative feelings were totally wiped away from my mind while on it. I bet you coulda put Yasser Arafat & Ariel Sharon in the same room, & about an hour after taking some X, they would be hugging & apologizing to ea other: "I'm sorry, Yasser...no, no, it's MY fault, Ariel! Please forgive me!".
Remember that song by the Eagles called "Peaceful, Easy, Feeling"? THAT in a nutshell would describe my state of mind during those hours--it was absolutely wonderful. I'll never forget those moments, & they even today remembering them puts a smile on my face.
I think you're correct. I thought that MDMA was going to be considered as a proper medication to help fight certain types of mental illness, but either President Reagan or the elder Bush Administration shut the door on it before any further studies could be made known to the public.
But that's the typical Drug Warrior attitude for ya: if the facts don't mesh to what you want the perceptions to be, make sure the facts don't come out!
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