Agony or Ecstasy? The MDMA Dilemma [UK Channel 4]

News report on Dr. Mithoefer's presentation of his MDMA/PTSD study to the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

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[teleomorph]

He might also be referring to the one or two cases where someone died from drinking to much water at rave. But your right, it's patently absurd when compared to the thousands of deaths every year from Tylenol, let alone prescription pain killers, alcohol and cigarettes.

[ausfoolia1111]

DRINKING has caused me much pain and suffering.... when I turned to MDMA in moderation my life changed........for the better

[FreedomIsJustAWord]

Yeah, have mdma with your close friends, it's actually amazing. Just need to have it in moderation like everything else in life.

[0ct0parr0t]

I have Autism and I use Ecstasy to treat it. Ecstasy causes the release of a chemical called Oxytocin and holds back the Social Fear part of the brain. Autism prevents me from connecting with other people and makes me anxious in large crowds. MDMA doesn't "make" me have emotional connections with other people, it just lets me by getting rid of all social barriers. It's like taking a huge weight off my shoulders.

Legalise, control, regulate and tax. Problem solved.

[MonsieurRondu]

@SailorBarsoom Much obliged, sir

[Rox1SMF]

Hmmm... maybe Ecstasy would've been more effective than Effexor at bouncing me back from Shitstorm '06. Wish I'd thought of it!

[SailorBarsoom]

"...as boring as possible."

Yeah, it isn't often you get to see a scientific conference livened up with strobes, lasers, and loud psy trance.

[SailorBarsoom]

@dayday8421

I meant to give you thumbs up and gave you thumbs down by mistake. Sorry.

Hey, can somebody thumbs up the guy to make up for it?

[SailorBarsoom]

@ambianimaton

You tried using MDMA for PTSD once. How? You did it yourself? Your shrink gave it to you? What exactly does "I tried using mdma for ptsd once" mean?

Everything else you have to say about the drug is in conflict with the current understanding of the scientific community, so I won't bother with it.

[Rumbleman99]

mdma is an excellent drug that can benefit our society in every way!

[danielmurray04]

cocaine, mdma, and lsd where massively used and originally seen as medication that helped interpersonal relationships, shell shock, repressed memory and highly successful. Morphine or heroin have bad reputations but no one would dream of depriving cancer patients of these medications. All medications carry risks but movies and drug dealing gangs should not colour what people think of these substances. Let not ignorance of the masses rule, perception is not truth.

[ambianimaton]

ecstasy bottom line is formaldehyde meth, and was originally sold as a chemical precursor in germany during the early 20th century. and as we only use a small portion of our brains, the sad thing is many people use ecstasy that dont use whatever combination Nick Sand said would reduce the brain damage in that one talk, but owsley said specifically that mdma had made people he knows quite well uncool to a degree he did not think possible. and pure mdma is to acid as ant poison is to honey