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Ecstasy : The Complete Guide : A Comprehensive Look at the Risks and Benefits of MDMA

Ecstasy : The Complete Guide : A Comprehensive Look at the Risks and Benefits of MDMA
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Editor: Julie Holland M.D.
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2001-08-15
ISBN: 0892818573
Number of pages: 464
Publisher: Park Street Press

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Book Review: Such a useful tool remains illegal...
Summary: 5 Stars

Most of the book seems to concentrate on psychotherapy, offering an insight into the benefits of MDMA on patients, with very positive results. It even comments on comparing a 5 hour MDMA session with 5 months of traditional treatment. I find it very disheartening to read about all that can be gained from this "tool", knowing that it remains illegal.

An early reference is made to music too. Claudio Naranjo was at an ARUPA meeting, and "To my astonishment, everybody who spoke there professed to believe that the best way to take people on an MDMA trip is to urge them to withdraw into listening to music." I think this was in the late sixties, and is the earliest reference I could find relating to music.

An interview with Emmanuel Sterios (DanceSafe) is also included. DXM and PMA are discussed, along with how the badly the "Just Say No" model works (or doesn't).

But by far, my favourite chapter is "Prescription For A Cultural Renaissance". Starts off talking about coffee, when it was first used and when young people used it to stay up way into the night, and continues into a great description of how the "dance" creates a community and a place everybody can express themselves freely. Excellent reading!

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