I call this my Weekly Weigh In. Every Thursday. Enjoy.
Ecstasy, if you didn't know, makes you feel really good. Things feel great, you smile a lot, most everything is funny and you feel really happy. Doesn't sound too dangerous, right? Understandably, in increased amounts, anything can be dangerous. The truly scary part is what each pill is 'cut' (mixed) with. MDMA in it's pure form is also called 'molly' and mostly comes in a powder form.
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This test would be very interesting to watch. Part of the volunteer group is given MDMA while the other part is given a sugar pill. I think it would be interesting to see how people react to just the thought of having taken ecstasy.
This study is similar to that conducted in the United States called Your Body On Drugs. Hosted by Robin Williams, this study focuses on how the human body reacts to an array of drugs (weed, heroine, meth, cocaine etc). While I personally haven't seen it, I know it's now on my to watch list. Along with this new study airing this month.
I know the drug subject is a sensitive one but what are your thoughts about MDMA? Do you think, if harnessed properly, it should be able to help people with emotional disorders like depression or PTSD?
and there I thought you were giving Dieting advice.....................on a side note and to show my advancing age; there was a book published years ago (in the '60's, late 60's I believe) that dealt with LSD in much the same way. Interestingly it was called The Politics of Ecstasy.........thought you'd be amazed!!
ReplyDeleteCary Grant took LSD!! I don't remember why, something to do with his health...or did a LOT of people do it?? haha
DeleteThis is a really interesting post :)
ReplyDeleteI think a really controlled look at the potential benefits has got to be worth something.
Absolutely. It'd have to be a REALLY controlled amount haha We like happy people but not TOO happy ;)
DeleteI agree with Jess. If scientists can pinpoint what aspects of it can cause the Happy without all the psychosis that normally follows, I'd approve. I was on antidepressants for 3 years and they really only stopped the sad feeling, they did not contribute to helping with a "happy" feeling. So from that standpoint, if they can help with happy, that would be wonderful.
ReplyDeleteOr if the could just figure out where/what in the human body truly causes depression, instead of downtrodding the sad to make days more functionable, to make the days more smile inducing would be preferred.
It would be ideal to figure out what truly causes depression, of course. I was an antid's as well for a while. I know doctors/scientists did a lot of research with LSD in the 60's. Maybe eventually they'll develop something or get some good incite!
DeleteIt's my firm belief that any drug should be the absolute last resort to treating any of those disorders. My thought is that, on these drugs, you're the happiest that you've EVER been, and after that, nothing's ever going to compare. Shouldn't the happiest we are - the highest level of elation - be something attainable in our natural state?
ReplyDeleteSeriously interesting post!
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I e-mailed you my reply but then thought I should include it on here as well :) I agree, if we could find a way to achieve happiness naturally, that would be ideal. But maybe this study could give some incite or something! I'm intrigued to find out what happens. More on this once I find out what happens!
DeleteI read about this a few months ago. I actually have PTSD, and I was looking in to different methods of treating it. Next month I'll be trying EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) but if that doesn't work, I would love to be a part of this study. There is one in Vancouver, but it's been put on hold because of legal difficulties on where to store the stuff.
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