Pubdate: Sun, 17 Mar 2002
Source: Little Rock Free Press (AR)
Copyright: 2002 Little Rock Free Press
Contact:  http://www.aristotle.net/FREEP
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/526
Author: Jack Smith
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mdma.htm (Ecstasy)

CAN SYNTHETIC LOVE SAVE THE UNIVERSE?

Regarding the question posed by the Publisher last issue regarding using 
the illegal drug Ecstasy to help make the prisoners of war talk. She could 
be right on target.

It was reported by the New York Times two weeks later that the Food and 
Drug Administration has approved the first study of this illegal party drug 
as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder. Conscious of the need 
for drugs to treat the disorder after the September 11 attacks, the 
Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic

Studies, a non-profit group working to have psychedelic drugs approved as 
medicines, applied in October for government approval of a study in which 
20 people will take Ecstasy during therapy sessions. The theory is that the 
drug will reduce fear so patients can talk about the trauma.

Another question for the publisher might be, "Could it be our children have 
been self-medicating for years because of the fear created by our public 
schools".  Just another question whose time has come.

Jack Smith

Little Rock
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