DwayneHoover
Bluelighter
Received this reminder via email from MAPS, just thought to pass it along here as it is of obvious interest to many. - DH
Dear MAPS Members and Friends,
I'd like to remind you that the new documentary “Drugged: High on Ecstasy” (see link below) that premiered last week will air again on Monday, January 24, 2011 at 5 PM EST/2PM PST on the National Geographic Channel. It is an excellent film, and it would be a fun and educational experience to gather a group of friends together to watch it.
Now that we've had a chance to watch it, we know that it will be well worth your time. Through computer-generated imagery, interviews with Ecstasy users, and conversations with scientific and medical experts, it explores how the drug works and what it does to the mind and body. While much of the film is a cautionary tale about the dangers of recreational Ecstasy use and abuse, it also does a great job addressing the potential benefits of MDMA as a therapeutic tool. It spends a good deal of time discussing MAPS’ own research into the medical uses of MDMA, and includes fascinating interviews with Executive Director Rick Doblin, Ph.D., and Sue Stevens, who found that MDMA helped her partner cope with the psychological and physical pain of terminal cancer.
While many previous films dealing with MDMA and Ecstasy have been little more than sensationalist anti-drug diatribes, this film concludes with a call for a sober and rational approach through more research into its risks and benefits—indicating that we are making real progress in changing how the world thinks of psychedelics.
Enjoy,
Brad Burge
MAPS Communication and Education Associate
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/series/drugged/5508/Overview99#tab-Overview?utm_source=streamsend&utm_medium=email&utm_content=13286835&utm_campaign=National%20Geographic%20Ecstasy%20Documentary%20Airs%20Again%20Monday%2C%20January%2024
We need your support to turn psychedelics and marijuana into prescription medicines. Make a Contribution http://store.maps.org/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=Maps&Category_Code=Donation
Dear MAPS Members and Friends,
I'd like to remind you that the new documentary “Drugged: High on Ecstasy” (see link below) that premiered last week will air again on Monday, January 24, 2011 at 5 PM EST/2PM PST on the National Geographic Channel. It is an excellent film, and it would be a fun and educational experience to gather a group of friends together to watch it.
Now that we've had a chance to watch it, we know that it will be well worth your time. Through computer-generated imagery, interviews with Ecstasy users, and conversations with scientific and medical experts, it explores how the drug works and what it does to the mind and body. While much of the film is a cautionary tale about the dangers of recreational Ecstasy use and abuse, it also does a great job addressing the potential benefits of MDMA as a therapeutic tool. It spends a good deal of time discussing MAPS’ own research into the medical uses of MDMA, and includes fascinating interviews with Executive Director Rick Doblin, Ph.D., and Sue Stevens, who found that MDMA helped her partner cope with the psychological and physical pain of terminal cancer.
While many previous films dealing with MDMA and Ecstasy have been little more than sensationalist anti-drug diatribes, this film concludes with a call for a sober and rational approach through more research into its risks and benefits—indicating that we are making real progress in changing how the world thinks of psychedelics.
Enjoy,
Brad Burge
MAPS Communication and Education Associate
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/series/drugged/5508/Overview99#tab-Overview?utm_source=streamsend&utm_medium=email&utm_content=13286835&utm_campaign=National%20Geographic%20Ecstasy%20Documentary%20Airs%20Again%20Monday%2C%20January%2024
We need your support to turn psychedelics and marijuana into prescription medicines. Make a Contribution http://store.maps.org/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=Maps&Category_Code=Donation
