groovefire Posted December 28 Report Share Posted December 28 FDA OKs Ecstasy Study in Cancer Patients By LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON - The illegal club drug Ecstasy can trigger euphoria among the dance club set, but can it ease the debilitating anxiety that cancer patients feel as they face their final days? The Food and Drug Administration (news - web sites) has approved a pilot study looking at whether the recreational hallucinogen can help terminally ill patients lessen their fears, quell thoughts of suicide and make it easier for them to deal with loved ones. "End of life issues are very important and are getting more and more attention, and yet there are very few options for patients who are facing death," Dr. John Halpern, the Harvard research psychiatrist in charge of the study, said Monday. The small, four-month study is expected to begin early next spring. It will test the drug's effects on 12 cancer patients from the Lahey Clinic Medical Center in the Boston area. The research is being sponsored by the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, a nonprofit group that plans to raise $250,000 to fund it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxylady69 Posted December 28 Report Share Posted December 28 I think that's great. Hopefully they will be able to find (and legalize) more useful and therapeutic uses of mdma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howienewport Posted December 29 Report Share Posted December 29 Time to start working on getting cancer...................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie6 Posted December 29 Report Share Posted December 29 Time to start working on getting cancer......................thats just not right.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eunich Posted December 30 Report Share Posted December 30 Time to start working on getting cancer......................thats just wrong, really wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joga Posted December 31 Report Share Posted December 31 Time to start working on getting cancer......................poor attempt at humor... and if you really want it, you can have mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howienewport Posted January 1 Report Share Posted January 1 ... and if you really want it, you can have mineThanks, that's really generous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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