Re: MAPS: Anybody up for some MDMA neurotoxicity tests on humans?

[RickMAPS@xxxxxxx]

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saintjude2k@xxxxxxxxxxx commented << The experiment we would love to do is
the one experiment we can never do:   Get brain scans of humans, put them on
a regimen of MDMA, then get a followup scan to measure damage. >>

A somewhat similar experiment with a therapeutic dose has already been done
in Switzerland by Dr. Franz Vollenweider. MDMA-naive subjects were scanned,
given a single dose of MDMA in the 1.5 -1.7 mg/kg range, and then scanned
again. The data has not yet been published. However, Dr. Vollenweider wrote
to FDA on behalf of MAPS' MDMA/PTSD protocol application, and stated that his
research showed, "no significant changes in 5-HT transporter binding after a
single dose of MDMA (1.5-1.7 mg/kg)."




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