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Ecstasy As Medicine

It’s how it started and maybe it’s how it will end. Tests are being conducted for its potential against PTSD. Pharmaceuticals, one needs to remember, are pharmaceuticals. Their capacity to cause human pleasure is independent of their capacity to cure or treat disease. Now if only our culture could be mature enough to make the same distinction.

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Posted on Mar 4 2009 @ 3:38pmOct 11 2013 @ 12:16pmAuthor Andrew SullivanCategories The DishTags Psychedelics

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