“…the fact that Ecstasy is a hot commodity among some teen-agers should not impede research.” FDA approves first clinical test of Ecstasy since drug was criminalized: ‘Researchers have gained government approval to test the drug “Ecstasy” as a treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder for the first time since the drug was criminalized in 1985.

The decision was made this week by the Food and Drug Administration and marks a shift for the agency, which has virtually banned the drug from researchers for more than a decade.’ San Francisco Chronicle A proposed study at the Medical College of South Carolina is being funded by MAPS (the Medical Association for Psychedelic Studies), which advocates therapeutic use of hallucinogens (More properly, Ecstasy or MDMA has been described as an “entheogen”.) Alan Leshner, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, responds, “I know of no evidence in the scientific literature that demonstrates the efficacy of Ecstasy for any clinical indication.” [Uhhh, could it be, Mr. Leshner, that the research would have to be done before the results would appear in the literature?]