Posted on 08/31/2017 1:30:43 PM PDT by Red Badger
The Food and Drug Administration is turning to a widely condemned narcotic in an effort to help people dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The FDA has classified the noted party drug as a “breakthrough therapy” for patients.
The “breakthrough” designation isn’t just a ceremonial title. The FDA will now fast-track the review of ecstasy as an approved treatment for PTSD. The pills, known by drug dealers and users as “Molly,” reportedly contain the chemical MDMA, which researchers believe is a key in treating the disorder.
According to reports, MDMA helps patients deal with traumatic memories by relieving some of the stress associated with the experience. PTSD typically surfaces when the patient is reminded of a painful memory.
The stress of recalling the event can lead to debilitating flashbacks, anxiety, or depression. The condition is commonly seen in military personnel who have been in combat.
“The disabling element of PTSD is the fact that when the memory starts, the emotions completely override you and overwhelm the brain,” said David Nutt of Imperial College London.
According to one study, 67 percent of patients who were given MDMA therapy had no signs of the illness after three treatments. Only a quarter of the patients receiving standard psychotherapy treatment for PTSD had the same results.
The Department of Veterans Affairs says seven to eight percent of the U.S. population will have PTSD at some point in their lives. The percentage is double among veterans who have served in recent conflicts in the Middle East, the Gulf, and Vietnam.
The government provided stuff would be pure as the driven snow..................
mda mdma similar bt not the same according to Wikipedia.
Well, it is the gay drug removing inhibition and distress after being a$$ raped, so....
But they never know for sure what they’re getting anyway.
In addition to the enhanced mental effects of moods and feelings, it has remarkable effects on physical awareness. That’s why it was used early on for marital counseling.
YEAH, IT IS A DRUG THAT ENHANCES SEX.
Its used in a controlled setting with the patients’s therapist. They give it to them at the session. It’s shown promise treating PTSD.
Personally I agree with that. The police state sees it as a control mechanism though. And a very effective one at that.
Yet another “wonder” drug that will do vast amounts of harm. Brought to you by the same scum who gave us heroin as a “cure” for morphine addiction. Morphine itself was an earlier “wonder drug”. Pharma has been doing this for over a century and yet we never learn. Drugs can’t solve spiritual problems.
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