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MAPS, Heffter and the 'Busters
« on: Sep 27th, 2004, 7:23am » |
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This is on WIRED News, the online version of WIRED Magazine. Click the link to read the whole story.
Long Trip for Psychedelic Drugs
By Kristen Philipkoski
Story location: http://www.wired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,65025,00.html
02:00 AM Sep. 27, 2004 PT
Psychedelic drugs are inching their way slowly but surely toward prescription status in the United States, thanks to a group of persistent scientists who believe drugs like ecstasy and psilocybin can help people with terminal cancer, obsessive-compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder, to name a just a few.
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Halpern is also working with Bob Wold, a 51-year-old construction firm owner who suffered from debilitating cluster headaches, which are rare but brutal, until four years ago when he tried psilocybin to treat them. Wold had never used psychedelic drugs recreationally, and he was concerned and skeptical about using an illegal substance. But he was in the midst of choosing between three surgeries for his cluster headaches, each of which would have cost about $35,000. One involved a gamma knife to cut into his brain; the other two required holes drilled in his skull. Given those options, psilocybin didn't seem so radical.
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Re: MAPS, Heffter and the 'Busters
« Reply #1 on: Sep 27th, 2004, 11:03am » |
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Great article, glad to see the word is finally getting out.
Maybe there will be pain free times for many more!
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Re: MAPS, Heffter and the 'Busters
« Reply #2 on: Sep 27th, 2004, 12:11pm » |
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Yes, excellent report. For those who have yet to read it, this last paragraph may be pertinent: Quote:| "I'm very optimistic for the future," Grob [Harbor-UCLA Medical Center] said. "I think these compounds have tremendous untapped potential to be utilized within medicine and psychology. I think they need to be demystified, and safety parameters need to be established and studied. But with good controls, I think they can be used safely and effectively." |
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All the best with it.
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« Reply #3 on: Sep 27th, 2004, 12:19pm » |
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Thanks for the story.
Watching this administration bust cancer patients using medical marijuana and denying the possibility that marijuana has ANY medical use has me skeptical. I doubt that we will ever see prescription "shrooms." I guess shrooms aren't a multi-billion dollar industry though. Maybe the DEA wouldn't put up such a nasty fight. Lets hope so, they work wonders for CH and many would benefit if they could be prescribed.
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Is it illegal because it's dangerous or is it dangerous because it's illegal? Our drug laws are ruining lives.
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Re: MAPS, Heffter and the 'Busters
« Reply #4 on: Sep 27th, 2004, 4:24pm » |
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The irony lies in the fact that although marijuana is a schedule 1 drug classified as having no therapeutic qualities, there were 12 people, now 7 people remaining in the US thaqt have for the past 22 yrs recieved marijuana by prescription, provided by the federal government grown at the University of Mississippi. How fucked up is that?
I bet it's some good shit too. The government makes the best drugs!
The holy grail of LSD was LSD25 made by Sandoz labratories for the government.
The best extacy was made by the government. The shit that marriage counselors used for their unhappy patients. 1 pill a piece and a weekend in the woods saved many a marriage! I gave up party drugs quite a while back, but I can't say I wouldn't be tempted by some of Uncle Sam's extacy! 
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Re: MAPS, Heffter and the 'Busters
« Reply #5 on: Sep 27th, 2004, 7:25pm » |
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Great article! Good press!
Many thanks TommyD for posting it!
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Re: MAPS, Heffter and the 'Busters
« Reply #6 on: Sep 27th, 2004, 9:23pm » |
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We just want to thank Flash for being brave enough to share what he had learned, and also all of the brave CH sufferers who tried Flash's 'theory' and proved that it worked for others. Without Flash, and the senior 'busters', I know our lives would not have taken such a radical change for the better. We are forever in your debt.
Clusterbusters ROCK!!!
*positive light and energy*
D & miapet
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Re: MAPS, Heffter and the 'Busters
« Reply #7 on: Sep 30th, 2004, 2:07pm » |
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Hey the story made it on norml too.
http://www.mapinc.org/norml/v04/n1387/a05.htm
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Re: MAPS, Heffter and the 'Busters
« Reply #8 on: Oct 4th, 2004, 11:53pm » |
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Just in case any of my partners in pain are so inclined to donate to the cause hopefully benefitting all of us and be sure to mention if you do donate that your donation is specifically for the cluster headache research. I wish you all pain free days and nights.
Marsha
Here is the link for your donation:
http://www.maps.org/research/
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