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Ecstasy cure to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
At last the incurably traumatized may be seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. And controversially, ecstasy may be key to taming their demons.
An Ecstasy tablet. That's what it took to make Donna Kilgore feel alive again that and the doctor who prescribed it. As the pill began to take effect, she giggled for the first time in ages. She felt warm and fuzzy, as if she was floating. The anxiety melted away. Gradually, it all became clear: the guilt, the anger, the shame.
Before, she'd been frozen, unable to feel anything but fear for 10 years. Touching her own arms was, she says, "like touching a corpse." She was terrified, unable to respond to her loving husband or rock her baby to sleep. She couldn't drive over bridges for fear of dying, was by turns uncontrollably angry and paralyzed with numbness. When she spoke, she heard her voice as if it were miles away; her head felt detached from her body. "It was like living in a movie but watching myself through the camera lens,"she says. "I wasn't real."
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Ecstasy is the key to treating PTSD
At last the incurably traumatized may be seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. And controversially, ecstasy may be key to taming their demons. At last the incurably traumatized may be seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. And controversially, ecstasy may be key to taming ... more
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Broadcom co-founder facing drug and securities charges
SANTA ANA, Calif. - Broadcom Corp. co-founder Henry T. Nicholas III was indicted Thursday on fraud, conspiracy and drug charges — including allegations he spiked the drinks of technology executives and customer representatives with ecstasy and maintained a warehouse for ecstasy, cocaine and methamphetamine.
The charges were contained in two indictments unsealed by federal authorities.
One details the drug accusations and the other charges Nicholas with violations related to improperly accounting for backdating stock options while he led the computer and cell phone chip maker.
That indictment also names Broadcom's former chief financial officer, William J. Ruehle, who faces conspiracy, securities fraud and other charges. He is not charged with drug violations.
Thom Mrozek, spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's office, said Nicholas was in custody after turning himself in to FBI agents in Santa Ana.
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Damn, I knew I had to watch my drinks at bars and clubs, but apparently at the Broadcom office too. Yikes! SANTA ANA, Calif. - Broadcom Corp. co-founder Henry T. Nicholas III was indicted Thursday on fraud, conspiracy and drug charges — incl... more -
US: new government-sanctioned experiments shed light on health benefits of MDMA
Post-traumatic stress disorder had destroyed Donna Kilgore's life. Then experimental therapy with MDMA, a psychedelic drug better known as ecstasy, showed her a way out. Was it a fluke - or the future? Post-traumatic stress disorder had destroyed Donna Kilgore's life. Then experimental therapy with MDMA, a psychedelic drug better kno... more
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Ecstasy is the 'key to treating PTSD'
An Ecstasy tablet. That’s what it took to make Donna Kilgore feel alive again – that and the doctor who prescribed it. As the pill began to take effect, she giggled for the first time in ages. She felt warm and fuzzy, as if she was floating. The anxiety melted away. Gradually, it all became clear: the guilt, the anger, the shame.
Before, she’d been frozen, unable to feel anything but fear for 10 years. Touching her own arms was, she says, “like touching a corpse”. She was terrified, unable to respond to her loving husband or rock her baby to sleep. She couldn’t drive over bridges for fear of dying, was by turns uncontrollably angry and paralysed with numbness. When she spoke, she heard her voice as if it were miles away; her head felt detached from her body. “It was like living in a movie but watching myself through the camera lens,” she says. “I wasn’t real.”
Unknowingly, Donna, now 39, had post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). And she would become the first subject in a pioneering American research programme to test the effects of MDMA – otherwise known as the dancefloor drug Ecstasy – on PTSD sufferers.
Credit: TimesOnline.co.uk An Ecstasy tablet. That’s what it took to make Donna Kilgore feel alive again – that and the doctor who prescribed it. As the pill beg... more -
School dinners with ecstasy
One lunchtime at a Russian school turned into 'a lunatic asylum' after their school dinner was found to have been spiked with ecstasy.
Russian police are reportedly looking into the matter which allegedly saw pupils stripping off, climbing walls (literally), and laying on the floor laughing.
Beats lumpy custard I guess. One lunchtime at a Russian school turned into 'a lunatic asylum' after their school dinner was found to have been spiked with ecstasy... more -
Ecstasy is the key to treating PTSD
I find this interesting, because PTSD is common in trauma vicitms from accidents, war, marriage, and other unpleasant experiences people go through. Medical use could be around the corner. I find this interesting, because PTSD is common in trauma vicitms from accidents, war, marriage, and other unpleasant experiences peop... more
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Anti-ecstasy antibodies coming soon?
According to reports, researchers have applied for a patent on antibodies that bind to methamphetamine-like compounds such as Ecstasy to quickly remove the drug from a user's bloodstream.
University of Arkansas scientists have developed the antibodies that could eventually be used to prevent some of the drugs' side effects before they occur.
"The team have not yet tested the antibodies in humans, only in rats, but they say that a single injection can reduce the level of drug within the bloodstream for several days. By binding to drug molecules, the antibodies prevent them from reaching tissues like the heart and brain, and mark the compounds for clean up by the body."
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All About E
After chief constable Richard Brunstrom said that Ecstasy is "far safer than aspirin," the debate about the legalisation of drugs has been reignited. Anti-drugs groups criticized him for being unsympathetic and misinformed, some calling on him to resign. Others criticized him for making a simple soundbite on a complex issue, causing a publicity storm rather than opening up a reasoned, informed debate. And so we begin one here. This article from the independent gives a breakdown of Mr Brunstrom's comments as well as provides answers, though not definitive, on some of the most pressing questions: How dangerous is Ecstacy, and is there a case to review its legal status?
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'Ecstasy Is Safer Than Aspirin' Says Police Chief
The Welsh police chief Richard Brunstrom who called for the legalisation of all drugs a few months back is keeping up his anti-prohibition campaign, and believes that the legalisation of all drugs withing 10 years is inevitable. He also claims "Ecstasy is a remarkably safe substance, far safer than aspirin. It is far less dangerous than tobacco or alcohol, both of which are freely available."
Now, I'm no scientist or doctor, but I'm pretty sure aspirin is a bit safer than E. However, I do find Mr. Brunstrom's perspective on decriminalisation an interesting and progressive one that I would argue could alleviate a lot of drug crime and allow for a reallocation of resources and people to reduce drug abuse instead. The Welsh police chief Richard Brunstrom who called for the legalisation of all drugs a few months back is keeping up his anti-prohibi... more -
The War, On Drugs.
People are fighting the war on drugs... literally. Dishonorable discharges because of failed drugs tests have increased. The Army is dismissing the equivalent of almost a battalion of soldiers every year for taking drugs. The Royal United Services Institute said the number of positive tests for illegal drugs, like cocaine, ecstasy and heroin, rose from 517 in 2003 to 769 last year. People are fighting the war on drugs... literally. Dishonorable discharges because of failed drugs tests have increased. The Army is d... more
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Government Adviser: Club Drug Ecstasy Should Be Downgraded
A year-long panel discussion has called for club drug ecstasy and LSD to be downgraded from Class A to Class B.
Professor David Nutt (how appropriate, I think), "said grouping the drugs with others in Class A, like heroin, was an "anomaly". "
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Mr. Potato Head, and his bucket of drugs
Buckets of fun, for everyone! Customs officals in Australia said Thursday that they had discovered a large amount of ecstasy inside a Mr. Potato Head children's toy mailed to Sydney from Ireland. Buckets of fun, for everyone! Customs officals in Australia said Thursday that they had discovered a large amount of ecstasy inside a... more
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