MAPS: Re: People Magazine Blasts MDMA

[RickMAPS@xxxxxxx]

To All:

Some days, the bullshit is so thick I just shake my head in amazement.

In this week's People magazine (Jan 11,1999), there is an article about
Parkinson's disease.  Dr. Stanley Fahn, a supposed expert, is quoted as
saying: "we're looking into why dopamine cells die. We know that some
toxins kill them, including the chemical MDMA, also known as Ecstasy. Some
people who have taken it have come down with Parkinson's....." 

 MDMA does not kill dopamine cells. In fact, extremely high doses of MDMA
do not even kill serotonin cells, just prune the ends of the axons.  The
drug that is being confused with MDMA is the synthetic heroin, MPTP, which
does kill dopamine cells and cause Parkinsons-like symptoms. Back in 1985,
the DEA tried to link MDMA with MPTP in press releases and public
statements.  It's pathetic that a doctor would repeat this total and
complete misinformation.  But then, this is America during the Drug War. 


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