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US soldiers to receive ecstasy to fight combat trauma
Guerilla News Network | February 19th., 2005 | republished

Posted on 02/20/2005 5:21:07 AM PST by infocats

"US soldiers traumatized by fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan are to be offered the drug ecstasy to help free them of flashbacks and recurring nightmares.

The US food and drug administration has given the go-ahead for the soldiers to be included in an experiment to see if MDMA, the active ingredient in ecstasy, can treat post-traumatic stress disorder.

Scientists behind the trial in South Carolina think the feelings of emotional closeness reported by those taking the drug could help the soldiers talk about their experiences to therapists."

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1 posted on 02/20/2005 5:21:07 AM PST by infocats
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To: MeekOneGOP; Darksheare; bad company; Larry Lucido; Admin Moderator

Ping


2 posted on 02/20/2005 5:27:12 AM PST by SirLurkedalot (I'm back...with NEW and IMPROVED knuckle-dragging action.)
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To: infocats

Democrats have been given 30m to 1h of BS on the MSM networks to ease the trauma of losing political battles for years with FAA approval.


3 posted on 02/20/2005 5:28:34 AM PST by hflynn
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To: infocats

What?????????


4 posted on 02/20/2005 5:30:18 AM PST by cweese (Hook 'em Horns!!!)
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To: infocats
I gotta throw the BS flag on this one. I was looking for some sign it's a satire, but there's nothing funny in the story. I think somebody made this up.
5 posted on 02/20/2005 5:30:51 AM PST by wolfpat (Dum vivimus, vivamus)
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To: infocats

Your links don't work. Post the whole story please.


6 posted on 02/20/2005 5:31:31 AM PST by Rebelbase (Who is General Chat?)
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To: wolfpat
Rove.

I can't really think this is serious either. From what I know, Ectasy really messes up your brain.

7 posted on 02/20/2005 5:32:35 AM PST by kizzdogg
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To: kizzdogg

Total BS.


8 posted on 02/20/2005 5:34:00 AM PST by Rebelbase (Who is General Chat?)
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To: infocats
We talked about this at great lengths last night:

Ecstasy trials for combat stress (What??!!)

9 posted on 02/20/2005 5:37:54 AM PST by SheLion (The America we once knew and loved is gone.)
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To: Rebelbase
We talked about this at great lengths last night:

Ecstasy trials for combat stress (What??!!)

10 posted on 02/20/2005 5:38:25 AM PST by SheLion (The America we once knew and loved is gone.)
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To: wolfpat
We talked about this at great lengths last night:

Ecstasy trials for combat stress (What??!!)

11 posted on 02/20/2005 5:38:49 AM PST by SheLion (The America we once knew and loved is gone.)
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To: SheLion
"We talked about this at great lengths last night"

Sorry, I didn't catch it. I guess the admin. will lock out my post.

12 posted on 02/20/2005 5:40:59 AM PST by infocats
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To: infocats

infocats
Since Feb 14, 2005

Waits a week to post a story from Guerilla News Network.


13 posted on 02/20/2005 5:43:19 AM PST by MisterRepublican (Liberalism kills.)
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To: MisterRepublican

the researcher (Michael Mithoefer) is a goofball who is using ecstacy for many things:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=Michael+Mithoefer+ecstasy

the full article is also here:

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2005/02/18/2003223545


14 posted on 02/20/2005 5:53:38 AM PST by Vn_survivor_67-68
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To: infocats

It was also published in the Taipei Times.

found at: http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2005/02/18/2003223545


15 posted on 02/20/2005 5:55:16 AM PST by edfrank_1998
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The author has been into the ecstasy!

This is one load of garbage.

Why one has the need to perpetuate this tripe is beyond me unless they are walking the line between sane and insane, or are "paying their world back" for their rotten weekend.

Troll trash.


16 posted on 02/20/2005 5:56:47 AM PST by imintrouble
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To: Vn_survivor_67-68

You're a bit quicker this morning. I was also looking at some of the google items on Mithoefer.

I wonder if there's something on the FDA website as he mentioned it in this article:
http://mdma.net/therapy/ptsd-trial.html


17 posted on 02/20/2005 5:57:57 AM PST by edfrank_1998
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To: MisterRepublican
"Waits a week to post a story from Guerilla News Network"

It's not like GNN is at the top of my reading list. As a matter of fact, I had it bookmarked for some reason but this was the first time I ever accessed the site.

18 posted on 02/20/2005 6:03:30 AM PST by infocats
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To: SheLion

Thanks


19 posted on 02/20/2005 6:05:26 AM PST by Rebelbase (Who is General Chat?)
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To: infocats

my 2 cents ....

lets see .. we put a drug on the drug warrior "don't like " list , and it can never be looked at or studied agin. hmmm interesting.

it's a good thing penicillin dosn't have a calming side effect.


20 posted on 02/20/2005 6:09:23 AM PST by THEUPMAN (#### comment deleted by moderator)
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