Illegal Drug Being Promoted by Small Group
Backed by pro-drug advocates, the dangerous club drug ecstasy is being tested on patients in therapy sessions
(PRWEB) May 25, 2005 -- The connection between psychiatry and drugs is not
new. In fact, many psychiatric diagnoses call for drugs as part of their
treatment protocol. Drug use in the psychiatric community has been around for
decades, including experimental uses of everything from amphetamines and
antidepressants for kids to the early exploration of LSD.
Today the
trend continues and the latest abhorrence comes from a psychiatrist in South
Carolina who is using the illegal drug ecstasy (MDMA) in a study of people
who’ve had difficult situations in life and are having trouble dealing with
them. A label has been created for these symptoms, which if looked at closely
enough could actually include the majority of the world’s population at one
point or another in their lives.
The study is being backed by a pro-drug
advocacy group in Florida whose leader confessed to the St. Petersburg Times
that he has used ecstasy many times, including recently.
Ecstasy is a
dangerous drug with psychedelic and amphetamine components and was first
synthesized by a pharmaceutical company in the early 1900’s. Though the drug was
largely promoted by the psychiatric community for its ‘therapeutic qualities,’
it was finally made illegal in 1985 due to increasing abuse and harmful
effects.
Use of the illegal drug in the United States by teenagers and
young adults surged around the turn of the century but it has declined over the
last few years.
Narconon Arrowhead, a highly successful drug education
and rehabilitation program based on the drug-free methodology of L. Ron Hubbard,
aligns with organizations that promote abstinence through drug prevention.
Narconon Arrowhead stresses the fact that ecstasy use is dangerous, and that all
drugs have side effects.
Ecstasy is a Schedule I controlled substance
categorized by the Drug Enforcement Administration, meaning that it has been
declared to have no medical use. Ecstasy is extremely damaging and withdrawal
symptoms include severe depression. Other side effects include hyperthermia,
involuntary teeth clenching, altered perceptions and a false sense of
empathy.
Every person in America is affected by drug use, whether by
paying for public health costs or due to themselves or a family member becoming
addicted. The fact that some people insist on promoting dangerous drugs,
regardless of any supposed value, sends the wrong message to our nation’s youth.
For more information about ecstasy, visit www.ecstasyaddiction.com. To get help for a loved one in need
contact Narconon Arrowhead at 1-800-468-6933 or log on to www.stopaddiction.com.
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