Scientist Haunted by Misuse of Drugs He Invented

[bangul]

Dr. NIchols, you are not responsible for those deaths. Federal, State and local drug prohibition is. Without prohibition drugs would be better manufactured and safer just like it is without alcohol prohibition. Drugs would be more easily properly dosed and more money would be available for addiction treatment. You don't have blood on your hand but our so called protectors do.

[freerangebiped]

Dr. Nichols' research on MDMA (Ecstacy) inspired a psychotherapist to try the drug on his patients, with remarkable success.

"MDMA developed a reputation for enhancing communication during clinical sessions, reducing patients' psychological defenses, and increasing capacity for therapeutic introspection."

[freerangebiped]

The first Dallas raves in which the drug was freely handed out to partiers were almost spiritual affairs, as people let down their defenses and talked honestly and openly about their feelings to others. People started changing. They started healing.

All was fine until the DEA stepped in and placed the drug on a Schedule I list of illicit drugs. That's when the underground market stepped in and started dealing black market X. And that's when people started dying.

[freerangebiped]

It was the DEA, not Dr. NIchols, who perverted the remarkable positive healing effects of MDMA,. It was turned from a spiritual sacrament into a party drug that killed people.

[freerangebiped]

The research of many psychedelic drugs which initially showed great promise in healing certain mental illnesses was eventually taken over by the military in its quest to develop new war weapons. LSD and STP were two of them.

[yourallstoopid]

@freerangebiped well thats all the fuckin evidence i need.. doc gimme sum rolls!

[upajos]

"... people have to be responsible for their own actions." Right. If people abuse drugs despite warnings and die as a result, it's a Good Thing -- chlorine for the gene pool.

[PT92562]

Prof. Nichols

You never thought of the consequences of your studies? It seems you were thinking in a very tiny box. Which pharmaceutical company was funding it? What was their pressure?

It seems modern scientists have a great way of inspiring evil (Einstein letter to Roosevelt encouraging the use of the A bomb - Scientists finding solar technology boring but gettting elated at the idea of splitting the atom) and justifying themselves.

What is greatest: being published or saving lives?

[StyledinCA]

@PT92562

Idiot, he spoke on why he thinks publishing this work is beneficial and many would agree that it is. You need to direct your comments towards the governments who makes these things illegal and therefore only available through a dangerous black market. Nichols and his research have psychically helped thousands of human beings! Your angst is very misdirected.

[Darthodieus]

Wow AP two error s in the first 60 seconds way to go.....

[Tolmech]

The only treatment for a variety of mental problems are not DRUGS but finding the root cause in your human experience. Don't believe the b.s. of the drug companies. Look what these users are doing, flying planes into IRS buildings and going on killing sprees. The FDA has been transformed into protecting companies, not US citizens!

[pvtjamesryan3]

It's a SHOCK that people died from psychedelics.

This guy obviously never did his research. What a fucking retard!!

[exacerbatedtaboo]

Don't worry too much about it little fella. The alcohol industry does it way more than you do and is able to sleep at night. If people intentionally abuse and misuse something it's their fault and they have to reap what they sow. But at least this guy has a conscience about it. I don't think I can say as much about the alcohol industry.

[gimiesome]

If they were called flatliners,The people that died wanted to.Stop feeling like it was your fault

[1bol390]

more comments here than the last 3 & the next 3 AP stories. ?

[userkc2008]

Let's put it this way, the guy who designed the box cutter would never had imagined how terrorists would use them for. There is something call evil genius. They will do something evil even with just a glass of milk.

[MediaJunkie92]

@userkc2008 Terrorists? You mean the Government?

[TafTabTah]

We don't blame the car company's when people get in wrecks.

Why should we blame a chemist for others that OD on his research?

[sagestats]

Hope the change the spelling of Purdue before they air this

[synchronium24]

@sagestats They also put "I PUNISHED drugs that directly lead to death." Nice job dipshits. They can't even spell published.

[manhuntruler2]

Lick urself dude, do it...

[kjgear]

If the known, safe psychedelics (the plant and fungi variety that have been used for thousands of years) were not illegal then the vast majority of the population would have absolutely no need to sample dangerous, untested and newly created drugs that most likely were not made under the best of circumstances nor in the cleanliest environments.

[PhreshBboy]

why would he even care? screw those stupid ass people that have an overdose, they are a bunch of fucking retards that do drugs.

[SwampThizzle]

Some years ago, I invented marijuana and haven't once regretted it. You're welcome.

[MRXFX91]

He was my professor. BTW you spelled Purdue Perdue.

[SwampThizzle]

@MRXFX91 It's really hilarious. Nichols is sitting directly in front of a giant Purdue University sign and at the bottom the AP caption reads "Perdue." I want to send a screenshot to failblog.

[WATCHITALLTV]

@SwampThizzle Perdue - Perdue - Perdue ... LoL ...

[KevinEverywhere]

@SwampThizzle Also, the quotation early in the film, "I was stunned. I had punished information..." is actually "published", and there should be an ellipse between the two sentences, as there is considerable distance between them (and, I was stunned was not the complete sentence).

[AlexanderPimm]

I can understand where he is coming from but the bottom line is that he should have published his work it should not be a question to not publish it. it was their POOR choices that led to their deaths not the scientists.... the stupid fucks that took it to get high are at fault bottom line.... I am sick of people shirking responsibility onto others or blaming the drugs instead of those who took the drug.

[DimitriRytsk]

He spelled the name of the street drug resulted from his work causing deaths . Why he does not mention the name of good drugs he invited to help people?

[GTASA911]

@daggaweird Your account gets suspended.

[adamitshelanu]

Nichols lacks maturity.

[Viracocha711]

@adamitshelanu Your comment makes no sense! Why even write it?

[adamitshelanu]

@Viracocha711 The name of the game, as it emerged in the 90s, is "designer drug synthesis." Google it and learn something ... Nichols suffers from diminished personality development.

[Viracocha711]

@adamitshelanu If you were 1% as smart as you try to be on the YouTube comment board then you would see the comment you wrote is an utter failure of logic! Or do you hate all scientist? Perhaps you should learn more about the things scientist create in labs, synthesize & store...Many of which are far worse than extacy! LOL! Your comment did give me a good laugh & for that I thank you! GOOGLE: FAILURE OF LOGIC

[adamitshelanu]

@Viracocha711

(YAWN)

[GTASA911]

@adamitshelanu

huh?

[adamitshelanu]

@GTASA911 You may live in Rio Linda, so I'll help you out.

That immature "scientist" has a defect in the "common sense" part of his brain... like this guy:

"...the Gatling gun was designed by the American inventor Dr. Richard J. Gatling in 1861 and patented in 1862. Gatling wrote that he created it to reduce the size of armies and so reduce the number of deaths by combat and disease, and to show how futile war is." Note: he invented it DURING the American Civil War for THE WAR.

Get it now?

[grizzzlyjoe]

Not "punished" numb nuts ... it's "PUBLISHED"!

[pvtjamesryan3]

@grizzzlyjoe

A Professor who cannot spell.

I am dumbfounded how this imbecile even got a job. No common sense and he doesn't even review his Essay before publishing it.

America looks like shit right now.

FIRE HIM!!!

[Farmerarnst]

@pvtjamesryan3 Why did you capitalize essay? Don't you know anything? Your fucking fired Bob!

[grizzzlyjoe]

@pvtjamesryan3 I think you have that one wrong. It's the fault of the graphic artist that made the large "call-out" for the video.

[GTASA911]

@pvtjamesryan3

Any solid reasons?

[kd5gua]

@pvtjamesryan3, "essay" didn't need to be capitalized, imbecile?

[pvtjamesryan3]

@kd5gua

the ESSAY he wrote was written very POORLY

I've written many ESSAYS and I know how to use the SPELL CHECK!!!

Fucking fagot!!

[kd5gua]

@pvtjamesryan3, you really are an imbecile, aren't you? Get used to being a private. Private Pile, you are dismissed. roflmao

[Jonnybrams]

@pvtjamesryan3 If you bothered to read the actual text of the professor's article, you'd see that he wrote "published." NatureNews made the mistake.

[pvtjamesryan3]

@Jonnybrams

Forgot to take your psychedelics today?

You're a bit cranky. hahaha

[iheartwalle]

@grizzzlyjoe I'm thinking that the person who made the video put the wrong word.

It's probably correct on his essay.

[Colortiniz]

I don't doubt he's familiar with the research of Albert Hoffman, and where that led. As he said at the end, people have to be responsible for their own action.

[jackshangnail]

@ 0:27 I had "punished" information that ultimately led to human death.He was high when he wrote that,you just know that fool tests his product personally.

[daftvader75]

how naive must he have been not to forsee that his discovery could be missused just like all the other drugs have been

[Methodologyofmadness]

@daftvader75 Could you stop being a moron? I was just curious.

[daftvader75]

@Methodologyofmadness i've no idea what point you're trying to make

[Methodologyofmadness]

@daftvader75 So "no" then. Okay.

[daftvader75]

@Methodologyofmadness i've no idea what you're blathering on about so im guessing you first meant to reply to someone else & mistakenly replied to me instead

[Asiablue]

"How the brain generates mind..." Now, there is an article of faith if ever there was one.

[WavesOfTrolls]

i bet he regrets the fact he didn't sold his patent to the highest bidder.

[yuriythebest]

Fuck that- how awesome is it to have "invented meth" in your resume

[kylhul81]

@yuriythebest might seem pretty awesome to a meth-head

[onemanarmy34]

@yuriythebest lmao

[grizzzlyjoe]

@yuriythebest Pound for pound, Meth has caused more death than atomic weapons.

[SwampThizzle]

@grizzzlyjoe Pound for pound, weed is the bomb, yo.

[grizzzlyjoe]

@SwampThizzle I wish I could afford a pound of "Kush" ... and you're right!

[pvtjamesryan3]

?????????

This guy is a professor and yet he has NO COMMON SENSE!!!

Information of anything can be used for good or for ill.

Anything misused is dangerous. Should we recall water because some dumb fuck drowns in it?

This "doctor" should be ashamed.

[RomeoCo]

@pvtjamesryan3 No such thing as common sense.

He's not advocating recalling it, he's advocating responsibility. He's entirely correct and I can definitely understand his regret.

[PERIZ99]

@pvtjamesryan3 You're an absolute fucking Moron....!!! : )

[CosmoHunter24]

It's Purdue University... 

[WATCHITALLTV]

@CosmoHunter24 NO !!! ... it's PERDUE - PERDUE - PERDUE UNIVERSITY ... LoL ...

[Pyroscopy]

whats the formular? I want some