MDMA Brain Damage Paper Retraction from the journal Science

[Kronicilln3ss]

MDMA is not addictive physically only mentally cuz u WANa feel good again no withdraw I did it pretty heavily for 3months str8 I took a pill a day then for 3-4 years after that I'd roll 3days a week and most weeks a couple more during the week it only lost it's magic is all a year later I'm fine. Only did mostly clean pills

[Kronicilln3ss]

Yeah it's called use a test kit before dosing to ensure that ur giving the correct substance. I'll sign up for human studies on it. I've already ingested pills so wouldn't mind knowing the true facts were do I sign up I'll get paid for a study on this I think itll help my PTSD and anxiety depression and long list of things arthritis I've got no teeth so jaw clentcbing no problem test on me plz pay me to haha

[messyeater35]

Im rolling on a red monkey

[1337charlie]

a monkey rolling....

[RmkHorns]

blah...its been proven allready it does not cause brain damage

[RodTalon0000]

How do you get the pills mixed up? Sounds very fishy

[HLecterPHD]

aside from the main subject/debate, how come these academics/scientists/experts repeatedly screw simple shit up. its like heres the results of a year long international university study funded by the taxpayer....oh dear the results are useless we used crayons instead of pens.

[oneeyedtoad09]

wise words for peeps who want to try it or already have!

moderation - don't do it to often, you don't want it to become a habit or worse addiction

self-control - don't be greedy, pace yourself. mdma is not a disasociate!

self-awareness.- know your source, don't grab from someone you don't know

mdma is a fun drug, but kinda looses its touch overtime!

[emchamp]

ok, to all of you people who want to blatantly be mean about my nephew who died go fuck yourselves and take all the mdma that you want. heartless morons

[x3poppers]

ughh...

Mdma's street name is mdma.. 0.0

[AKgunplay]

@x3poppers no ecstasy. mdma is the scientific term. just like lsd's street name is acid

[TheOnlyTechnoFish]

They were trying to find out if E causes brain damage so they inject a bunch of monkeys with meth? WTF... Ecstasy is safe if you know what you are doing.

[jessdizzle]

@TheOnlyTechnoFish

its not safe even if you use it in moderation... 

[AKgunplay]

@jessdizzle thats bull.

[ummagumma024]

Fuck ecstasy...

Hit the bong....

[hustlahunnie209]

Do all guyz get limp dickz wen they 0n Thizz ? Cuz My Ex Bf would be limp for lk 1 days! Hah

[idontknough]

@hustlahunnie209

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2. ????

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[Asapoo]

Watch the first video when u search david nutt

[ADenny12]

What about the poor monkeys?? Not only should these 'scientists' be careful with their methodology as stated here, but they should also be careful with how their 'subjects' are treated. Firstly, they injected the primates, and then some of what they were injecting they didn't even know what it was, causing the death of two of the primates and the illness of others? Shameful.

[VodkaAndKush]

its ok if u just take a pill once a month that way ur brain can grow back after each use

[123ilovehouse]

xtc was fucking me over my life went down eventualy all i realy wanted was the drug n i did lots of bad thing and have hurt many people and i regret it but marijuana helped me get of of it n my life is starting to shapen up

[yageman]

oooops said the suckers of satans cock.

(In unison).

[APEXPREADTORx]

IF YOUR SMART GET A GOOD PILL PURE MDMA POP NO MORE THEN 2 IN A 30 DAY PERIOD AND YOU WILL BE FINE

[rockhardxrocker]

@griffen14 We all take psycho active drugs and rabidly claim them to be cures for aids, impotence, and retardation etc. but don't make any illusions for yourself. MDMA has other possible routes of damaging the brain, other than just depleting reserves of serotonin (which is hardly long term/damage), such as oxidative stress, and others. Read the info on mdma damage from on erowid's page, or check out neuro soup's video on mdma damage. Not saying it causes damage, tho not denying either/uncertain

[DiAmOnD595]

this study is the reason why i love animal experimentation, they tested this drug on various animal species, and got multiple different results. which is why they couldnt pinpoint the results and apply them for human usage. its just amazing how these scientists fucked up, and used wrongful data to scare the public. sofar the worst they have found that this drug does to us humans, is cause an unexpected overheating. but we're smart about it and hydrate ourselves. PLUR FUCKERS!

[craziestlobo19]

@DiAmOnD595 Don't get me wrong. I absolutely love going to Raves, although I do not use X nor see the need to. I don't think they put this information out to scare people, but to inform people that ya they fucked up, but X does still harm your brain. Any drug that puts you in that type of state of mind has to be bad for us, given that we have never experienced anything like that naturally.

[Ryan62686]

@craziestlobo19 It doesn't permanently harm your brain though. They're trying to scare you to the booze booth cause it makes them more money. Just because a substance is great doesn't make it automatically bad for you, in moderation.

[craziestlobo19]

@Ryan62686 If anything put's you in that state of mind that you cannot reach naturally, is going to harm you no matter what. None of the ingredients that go into X are natural or are safe for your body.

[Ryan62686]

@craziestlobo19 Sports can release adrenaline, bodybldng releases testosterone, mdma releases seratonin. Is basketball natural? No, its an extraordinary and unecessary activity humans conduct for recreation to feel diff than sitting in a corner looking at a white wall. Well bball is exercise! MDMA is the most extreme exercise of emotion and expression. it originated as RX for PTSD terminally ill depression and couples therapy helps ppl open up. Your opinion differs, did the media give it to you?

[TheGreenPlague]

@Ryan62686 the problem is xtc releases estrogen too, and locks the testosterone receptors, and permanantly damges those receptors. So...you end up being a limp dick pussy boy. Or a hyper sensitive bitch.

[Ryan62686]

@TheGreenPlague Youre obviously responding from a position that is lacking experience with the drug. I dont know what crack-pot source you got this info from but I can tell you it is most certainly bogus. 100s of pills and 0 of those problems. Cocke however will produce the limpdick, at least during use, I am unsure about sober periods post-use as I dont have long term use with the drug. If you do have "experience" with E and you believe in the limp etc perhaps you should get a purer source.

[cheisjesus]

@Ryan62686 lol youre dumb

[Ryan62686]

@cheisjesus Your broad spectrum of vocabulary has clearly shown you're in the position to judge.

[mycelian]

Flawed methodology is a common scare tactic used in science over and over, and not just in drug research. Getting people emotionally whipped up is more effective than logicking them through something, after all.

[Feelthefx]

i personally  luv shooting up E

[FishStone168]

I wouldn't. For me 3/4 times a year is all I'm going to do.

Once a month? What about twice a month? What about once a week? Every day?

I haven't seen anything suggesting it might not be okay to do it every day but that would not be for me.

[smethybaggie]

Hilarious! Apparently they only realised they had used meth to inject the monkeys rather than mdma, when one of the monkeys agreed to give blowjobs for his next hit.

Love the comment at the end - 'The retraction of this paper does not mean mdma is safe to use.'

Maybe so but it does mean the people telling us its not safe to use are the most incompitent bunch of fucking retards ive ever seen.

[FishStone168]

Done correctly, and only 3-4 times a year, MDMA is one of the safest drug out there. The problem is knowing that you have pure MDMA.

Also, MDMA IS a dangerous drug but not because what it will do to your body. They don't call it the love drug for nothing. :-) When your on it things like "Will she get pregant?" , "Is she over 18?" doesn't seem to matter.

[ElectroHouse696]

@FishStone168 so would doing it once a month be very bad?

[giantsfangw1]

WATCH "ECSTASY RISING"

learn the truth about this drug

[touchbuggy]

you know whats up

[killer5656]

So am I A FUCKING monkey :O ,,, Do you think that my fucking body is like a monkey, do u think ill get high like a monkey :O FUCK YOU. Look into it better, figure out ur shit :O

[planet1000]

this is a monkey and this is a monkey on brain damage:

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don't do drugs brah

[dazedandsublime]

drugs is kinda a generic term, some of what the public considers "drugs" really arent that bad for you at all

[griffen14]

shut up mee- shell norris.

most of the seratonin you lose when taking ecstacy can be replaced over time if you extend the periods between use. why would you inject MDMA anyway?

[dazedandsublime]

i met a heroin addict in treatment who shot up a roll the day bfor he came in, yea its not normal but some people out there do it. heroin was obviously the bigger problem for him though.

[emchamp]

@griffen14 My nephew died from "ecstasy". His body temperature exceeded 108 degrees. And you are wrong- serotonin may never be fully replaced. And it is proven to cause many types of brain damage.

[strikerk]

@emchamp Um, no~ no it doesn't, and the fact you'll fail to find absolutely ANYTHING as a citation to your claims is proof that you're full of crap. 108 degrees~ ok, sure... yeah.

[NiggadickJax]

This Information is Irrelivant...!

theres been German study proof that it only takes 5% of seretonin

[Ryan62686]

1 thing that drives me nuts is that these merc scientists convince people that a substance that is ONLY taken orally, when injected is the same (if its even the claimed substance *dr ricuarte-fail with meth*), and moreover that the substance causes brain dmg. Do they ever stop to wonder why they dont test orally? The irony is overwhelming, people scared of brain dmg that never question anything they're told, they might as well be brain damaged when statements by authority are truth by default.

[Ryan62686]

They claim they use one recreational dose of MDMA to do these tests (except for that one that they "accidently" used meth on and got caught), but they do them by injection, perhaps they should test the effects of injecting one nights recreational intake of alcohol into the bloodstream all at once (just like they do with MDMA) and study the effects. More than 100 million doses of E are taken every year (in just the U.S.A.), there would be some serious problems globally if the gov't wasn't lying.

[ConerTheStoner]

It's almost as if the tests were sabotaged, isn't it? As if they knew it wasn't even close to as bad as previously stated, they had to keep the public thinking that it is because they had something to hide.

It is a medication that works too well, would eliminate the need for multiple medications that need to be taken over a prolonged amount of time, and loses the fat cats money.

This has fuck all to do with public health...

Health services are being cut anyway, because they care so much...

[4Hero2juana0]

I do extasy. i never drink or smoke cigarettes. nor do i abuse the drug. ive tried it when i was about 17. i am now 22 and have done it on and off for months. if you want to know the truth about the drug or other drugs just try them. experiments are usually manipulated to make people think what the guys want you to think that are in charge of this.

[xdabomx]

thank you!

yes ecstacy causes brain damage. but it has been shown to be reversible with abstinence. search 'ecstacy rising'. the gov is brainwashing so many ppl...including me until i did my research

[MrStick1988]

Umm.. I've studied in professionally for a long... time. chemistry grad and now working in labs. I'm the one of the only honest person. Most ppl tend to push it to be worst then it is and find ways to explain their results in a way to fool ppl. A drug is a drug as they like to say. I'd like to say there is no bad besides PPL saying its bad. It could very well be a social toy so to speak in moderation n market it in candy stores.

[vlaydros]

@MrStick1988

Studied in professionally eh? Never heard of that discipline...

I'm doubting that you even passed highschool with your grammar and spelling.

[ShroomSamich]

lies! but i dont do it i do shrooms and weed the natural anything chemical i just dont want

[darthspeaks]

NPR - I don't listen to this liberal government subsidized bullshit.

[zezt]

what is disgusting and which few of them mention at all is the 'testing' on animals. I am fucking outraged at MAPS for supporting testing on animals. These people are supposedly knowing about psychedelics which are supposed to be spiritual and open the heart and yet they are part of that evil fukin shit!!!

[Xxero0]

XTC = Good

Get the fuck over it.

[skarfaced]

@Xxero0 don't be so naive

[Xxero0]

The benefits of ecstasy strongle outweigh the risks. The risks... serotonin depletion. But that, however, is completely reversed over time. And if you're an idiot, then dehydration. It makes music better, it makes things feel better, it makes sex better, it makes everything better to the point of "FUCKING ECSTATIC" hence 'ecstasy.' Living your life without experiencing that is like living without having sex.

[skarfaced]

they don't strongly outweight the risks. serotonin depletion as well as a change in brain chemistry over long use. it makes everything better because it's a drug, obviously. maybe your life isn't that great without drugs? that might be the problem.

neurons will cease making serotonin receptor sites. there's no need for them since there's an abundance from E. over a period of time, these DON'T. reverse.

[Xxero0]

IT effects everyone differently. Some people can use forf ten years and be fine. Others, like your friends, cant. But that doesnt mean it's dangerous. Who decides whether or not it's dangerous is the user, and how wise they are with it. THATS what people should focus on, not the drug, because the drug can be a beautiful experience if used wisely.

[skarfaced]

it is definitely a beautiful experience, but it's not so easy to just say that the USER should decide how to use it. there are so many people who just use drugs ignorantly...they don't know, or they are told different things by people on the street. how many people actually educate themselves? not many! and what the drug dealer says can't be trusted because they just want to make a quick buck. the thing is, E is not natural; it's cooked up. it's not really a drug that can be used responsibly

[Xxero0]

Yes it is. And irresponsible, ignorant people will learn from their mistakes. If not, then they deserve what happens to them... simple as that.

[skarfaced]

experiencing it once or twice to understand it and have a good time is one thing; regular use is dangerous. if you want to continue to use it, that's your decision, but i know tons of people, 10 years later, still suffer from the effects from time to time (major depression, suicidal thoughts that they did not experience BEFORE doing E at every friggin rave we went to)

[ccbikeryder]

@skarfaced Seretonin depletion leads to the dopamine consumption... which is like what amphetamines do... so there is a risk of severe brain damage if you consume mass amounts.

1 pill a week? Dropping 1nce a month? Not a big deal In my own opinion... as long as you know what's in your pill, you keep yourself hydrated, don't over do it, and play it safe, I say you'll be OK.

[skarfaced]

i think that's a lot....a pill a month, just because of the nature of the drug. the only problem is, you DON'T know what you get! most people don't make their own drug. keeping hydrated is definitely safe, but it doesn't prevent the neuron from changing. in my opinion, twice a year is okay! but that's it!

[ccbikeryder]

@skarfaced True, the average person doesn't make their own drug =) If by chance that person knew a chemist who was synthesizing himself... it may prove easier.

This study itself, a steady dose, INJECTED (which I believe proves stronger, since it is direct to the blood stream) didn't damage the brain as much as people thought. I'm no Bio-Science major, but i'd say the affects are probably equivalent to cigarettes to the lungs, and alcohol to the liver...

[skarfaced]

i haven;t watched that video you're talking about (the study) in a while, but i thought that had t odo with behaviour, not neurons? plus i think it was only for a month. i'll have to watch it again, though. i'd rather mess up my lungs than my brain!

[mycelian]

@skarfaced yes, the fact that MDMA comes in a pill with a lot of filler and no legal authority checking quality means there's potential for not getting what you "ordered". Sad that the biggest risk of taking most drugs are the result of the drug laws refusing to let legally-controlled industry distribute the clean product. It's already getting distributed after all, but by hack chemists and criminals. :(

[silendshade]

@Xxero0

and methamfetamine = bad

[Xxero0]

*methamphetamine

[silendshade]

@Xxero0

he he, in my country phenyl is spelled fenyl. so here its called amfetamine.

[Luigi84289]

@Xxero0 If you take too much it will cause neural damage. In doses in excess of 70mg it is shown to rapidly damage the CNS.

[phillipsqazxsw]

x is different for everybody.I used to take it litterly every fri,sat and sunday nite a few years ago and i used to take crazy amounts(most ever: 55 in 36 hours,i also dropped 9 in 1 go) and i've never had any ill effects but a friend of mine took 2 and died of a brain hemorige at 17.'RIP' QUINNY 1989 - 2007

[gooberluvsyou]

ecstasy is bad for you..alot of things are bad for you but we still do them anyways

[Ryan62686]

We've actually yet to see that MDMA is bad in ANY way for a human to take in moderation. What it comes down to is ecstasy costs around $5 to make for a pill that makes you feel better than ANYTHING, and lasts in upwards of 4 hours. When was the last time you went to a bar and had a good time drinking for 5 dollars? Legal E would bankrupt the alcohol industry, no surprise the alcohol and tobacco industries are the largest private funding sources for political campaigns and the anti-drug effort.

[IDM011]

have you not seen the holes in peoples brains from it, even used in moderation.. its bad...

[Ryan62686]

Are you referring to the "this is your brain, this is your brain on ecstasy" photos? Those aren't holes sir. The biggest lie about drugs the gov't ever got people to believe is "holes in the brain" from MDMA, scientists worldwide that aren't funded by the DEA can't seem to come to any conclusion of harm by MDMA. However directly because the DEA made MDMA illegal, criminals have started using PMA, which does cause brain damage but produces similar feelings and is easier to ship into the country.

[jbonna]

source?

[SDAxALLxDAY]

ecstasy users smoke cigs. don't blame them

[aSuperbadassninja]

extacy costs much less than 5$ a pill to make....

[infamouskid691]

to all of you who have any thoughts xtc is fun....yes but at the same time people like to take shit to extremes. its people who disrespect their bodies and the drug who get killed. know your limits and have people around you that wont let you do stupid shit and nothing negitive will happen

[Butmunch666]

People take alcohol to the extremes as well, I have yet to see ecstasy bums, but I see bums suffering from alcoholism all the tiem.

[credman]

lol @ ecstasy bums

[Portis1Luv]

they didn't expect to get caught....it isn't a case of incompetence....they want to control what we put in our bodies and how we view life in general....

[pushover1]

McCann is an incompetent scientist, and a ridiculous person. Injecting apes with Ecstacy! And then it turned out not to be even Ecstacy, it was METH! How the hell do you make that mistake.

[bpyjktgiuk]

Brain damage, brain chip - CHECK MY SITE.

[Percy203]

5-htp also really helps replenish serotonin levels. I dont think there are any side effects from this.

[0lord0kinbote0]

Why are these barbarian half-wits testing anyone but humans with a substance that has to be tested on humans for accurate results?

Looks like the vivisection industry was trying to make itself viable to government cogs yet again...

[stylate]

Ecstasy is not fucking bad for you! Its not like taking fucking ice cream scoops out of your fucking brain!The government lied to us and said that they tested Ecstasy on mokeys and it messed there bodies up! But they really tested Meth on them!!! And it was later proved that MDMA is not bad for you!

[dachronic2008]

how many tims have u done it?

[in2deep83]

in life.... in life everything is a balance... thats just how it is. This is an exogenous substance which is still foreign to our system so whether u want to live in denial or not...thats up to u...but the fact is it does harm u, just like cigs, alco and watever the hell else that makes u tick. As for some1 discrediting pharmaceuticals...the next time u're ill, be sure to stick to your same point of view. Don't be oblivious the good work scientiest and doctors put in for the sake of ur well bein

[sleepnow18]

i don't think any of you are listening to what the other is saying, in order to really understand this look at it from every perspective possible and ask your self the right questions. yes drugs CAN be bad for people but why are you so worried about what each other are putting in you body. MDMA is its own drug there is nothing trully like it as with many other drugs, so dont group what cant be compared( Alcohol ,cocaine, heroin, MDMA) cant be compared. drugs are bad if you make them that way

[LisaFutterman1]

Who said prescription drugs are any better? BIG PHARMA is making so much money, it's very tempting to get into the business... ;)

Watch Generation RX; there's a clip of it here on Youtube.

[bamboo4tameshigiri]

"when you get that bad pill then you will judge it"

Riiight. How (not) logical. Something that is not MDMA should somehow be allowed to place blame on MDMA? Whatever.

[bamboo4tameshigiri]

"I've seen people who did these drugs like lsd"

That's funny because Albert Hofmann lived to be 102 and was more articulate at 100 than you are now.

"which these days is now meth"

MDMA and meth are light years apart. Care to provide proof, or are you just as dim witted as ever other pig?

"you would be lucky to find pure mdma pills"

So says you.

[sleepnow18]

that pretty ignorant, you say i will soon see side effects, every drug has a side effect, and booze also is a drug, that has side effects, liver disease, heart disease, certain forms of cancer are all long term side effects of alcohol abuse, you are right about pills having bad things in them, legalization is the only thing that could stop that.

[pmd456]

true but mdma also is not safe I agree if it was legal it would be much safer , but to get liver disease you have to drink like crazy for 20 years

[sleepnow18]

true, most of the severe effects of alcohol are after intense drinking for years, and MDMA even in its purest form is by no means good for you. i think moderation is the key to everything, and always know what your putting in your body before you do it,

[pmd456]

just keep doing it and you'll see the side

effects every drug that messes with dopamine and

serotonin in the brain will gaurauntee side effects, I use to love e but the side effects were getting bad, havent got side effects from booze

[sleepnow18]

anything can be poison at certain levels

[schwanzmannn]

alcohol is toxic also

[bamboo4tameshigiri]

And 40 milligrams of nicotine (about what can be found in a pack of cigarettes)is a lethal oral dose for a 185 pound male human. 40 mg of MDMA wouldn't even have an effect orally.

[LisaFutterman1]

40mg of MDMA would definitely have an effect, but you can't compare it to nicotene.

[LisaFutterman1]

yes, it is, but the topic is Ecstasy.

[pmd456]

whats wrong with alcohol.

[bamboo4tameshigiri]

It is the only recreational drug that cuts off the oxygen supply and ACTUALLY kills cells when its abused. I would like to see you try and prove MDMA kills brain cells at under 40 times the standard human dose. Even in the botched studies, it took about 40 times a dose to cause toxicity and yet it still did not KILL the cells; it simply lowered neurotransmitter levels and they will recover. In fact the LD50 is even higher. Let's see your proof. I'll bet you car titles if you can prove it.

[bamboo4tameshigiri]

Let's make that clear: Alcohol is the only drug that actually kills brain cells.

[LisaFutterman1]

what?! yes, alchohol is dangerous in large doses, but you can't say that it's the *only* drug that "kills" brain cells. Do you want a full list of drugs that can harm your brain? Because there are a LOT of 'em.

[bamboo4tameshigiri]

Abusus non tollit usum. Abuse is no argument against proper use. Water and table salt can kill brain cells when they are abused. If you drink enough alcohol to get a hang over, you're doing damage.

[LisaFutterman1]

So what exactly is the "proper use" of drugs like E, cocaine, heroin, etc.? Basically you're saying "as long as you don't OD, you're ok"

[ariston72]

Very responsible; everyone thinking of taking any drug should research it first, and if they decide to take it, do so responsibly.

If (illegal) drugs were legal, they would be regulated, and therefore safer.

[zoidberg590]

how is it a poison? It's neurotoxicity, if it is even slightly neurotoxic, is much much less than that of alcohol.

[LisaFutterman1]

where did you get that information? LOL

[foxbrand80]

e should be legal

[LisaFutterman1]

the report wasn't on memory loss, it was on brain damage.

[x3theusedxx]

what claims more lives anually ecstasy overdoeses or alchol related accidents

[LisaFutterman1]

who said anything about alcohol? aren't we talking about Ecstasy? stick to the subject :)

[sleepnow18]

we are talking about drugs. ecstasy and alcohol are both drugs. one is legal one is not, one could be beneficial to people, and the other cant, one has a high potential for danger to others, one dose not. so why is alcohol legal? or maybe the question is why is MDMA illegal?

[x3theusedxx]

that was on the subject alchol causes thousands of more deaths than ecstasy which jus proves its not as big of a problem as u say it is way to dodge the question though bottom line i do e once a month and i do it responsibly and there are no negative effects to my brain i just got into business college with a 3.3 so dontt judge everyone that does it

[Baraka82]

Alcohol related accidents

[pmd456]

true that , and a lot of kids say alcohol is way more dangerous than e , and many kids these days have bipolar , schizophrenia and even nerve damage from doing this shit , I know tons of people who drink like crazy and never went to the mental hospital

[sleepnow18]

how do you know MDMA triggered this?

did you diagnose them?

you seem to enjoy generalizing

[jin408]

Wrong, MDMA does not put holes in your brain but instead it decreases your serotonin. Your serotonin is your "happy meter." Taking it daily for a month decreases your serotnin by 5%. That 5% is still alot because it takes around 2 - 3 months for that 5 % to recover back. Also, ecstasy is an adrenaline related drug. It triggers that hormone making you energized which also causes dehydration. Remember that the number death rate for MDMA is dehydration instead of the drug itself.

[jin408]

lol had alot of typos on that one but its okay. I'm just trying to get my point out.

[LisaFutterman1]

Ecstasy use can cause short- and long-term memory loss, and some users experience memory problems after taking just a single dose of the drug, according to British researchers.

Reuters reported June 28, '07 that 75 percent of Ecstasy users have memory impairments, and that the damage does not seem to be limited to long-term users.

[mdm3boi]

speaking from experience definitely messes with ur head. take in moderation!

[mrprofane3]

MDMA CANNOT CAUSE BRAIN DAMAGE. if you want more info read the book from chocolate to morphine by andrew weil for drugs fact and drug propoganda. he is a well known and respected doctor. its said that so many people are completely brainwashed by the antidrug propoganda. im not saying drugs are healthy or even harmless. obviousely they are bad. but no where near to the extent that they say it is.

[TerryOlinger]

Thanks for posting. The stuff MAPS, Charles Grob, etc, are putting out needs to be made known. Thanks for posting.

[NoonezXLV]

Richard Brunstrom who is the chief constable of north wales claims that it's safer than alcohol and tobbacco and thinks it should be legallised completely along with other drugs.The government should really be behind and supportive towards one of there top officers.

[aurayon]

I've heard this argument from users before - that it's safer than alcohol and tobacco. So that makes it any better? =/

[assburgher]

no. it means it should be legal

[aurayon]

I agree that drugs should be legal because in the U.S., the "war on drugs" has done more harm than good. What I was commenting on was the fact you can't compare E to alcohol or tobacco because they are chemically different from each other. Your body reacts to each of them differently. I wouldn't say it's "safer" until we legalize it and and see how the public handles it (with responsibility or not).

[Fluxuate]

to the three people that commented on this video before me: "hell yeah", and fuck the government ! legalize MDMA" are not intelligent responses, and I assume you are not intelligent responsible people. People like you are the reason these drugs are illegal. Stupid peole shouldnt breed, or use mind expanding/healing psychedelics.

[solboard]

I agree the use of any mind altering substance should be used with a clear intent. While merely for pleasure, MDMA can provide it, but it can be used for so much more--mainly in psychotherapy.