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Playboy klärt auf. Ja, DER Playboy!

Quelle: MDMA, Ecstasy, or Molly? What You Need to Know Before Taking X | Playboy

After two ecstasy deaths at the Stereosonic festivals, it’s imperative that we get our facts straight about the drug, or more young people will die say two leading experts on drug use and policy

Quelle: Is ecstasy really that dangerous? All your questions answered | Alex Wodak and Gideon Warhaft | Opinion | The Guardian

Der Irrsinn der Prohibition, wieder einmal schön erklärt.

„MDMA’s potential to revolutionize the practice of psychotherapy became clear in the early 1980s, when I and a growing core of practitioners began using what we then called ‚ADAM‘ for treating struggling couples, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, alienation, identity crises, and myriad other indications.“ —Phil Wolfson, M.D., MAPS Bulletin Winter 2015

Quelle: Return to ADAM: Reflections on MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy 30 Years Later

A theatre group and an army vet have teamed up to advocate the use of MDMA in treating resistant PTSD

Quelle: Lobbying for ecstasy to treat deep PTSD – The Drawing Room – ABC Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Ireland will move towards decriminalising substances including heroin, cocaine and cannabis as part of a “radical cultural shift”, the country’s drugs minister has said. Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, the chief of Ireland’s National Drugs Strategy, told a lecture at the London School of Economics on Monday that drug users will be able to inject in specially designated rooms in Dublin from next year.

Quelle: Ireland to ‚decriminalise‘ small amounts of drugs, including heroin, cocaine and cannabis, for personal use | Europe | News | The Independent

Speakers at an event in north London describe their positive experiences of drugs such as psilocybin and LSD, part of a wider resurgence

Quelle: Supper with the Psychedelic Society – tales of therapy, poetry and ayahuasca | Science | The Guardian