From: "Randy H" 

Aspirin existed long before we had an FDA. WRT MDMA, there are now limited
tests using MDMA as a possible treatment for post-traumatic stress
disorder. And there are reports that MDMA can cause irreversible damage to
serotonin receptor sites-so much so that in some of the studies conducted
they gave SSRI's prophylactically. But even though it may have passed a lot
od countries drug boards, there are a lot of drugs that get yanked off the
market once they go into distribution - and as far as I know, no
pharmaceutical company actively sells MDMA in any country as a prescribed
drug.

"Adam"  wrote in message
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> Gary Britt wrote:
>
>> I didn't make anything up.  As your post below indicates, the official
>> position of the NIH and US Government is that it is a cancer killer.  So
>> hardly something made up by me.
>>
>> As for the rest of the crap below, please feel free to smoke all the
>> illegal
>> weed you desire.  Hold it in your lungs deeply and for long periods.
>>
> ROFL. I'm sorry but there are politics in this.
>
> Example:
>
> Ectasy (MDMA) is classified as a "killer drug" (at least in the UK) as
> some people react badly to it.
>
> OK? So told like that people yeah ban the bloody stuff....
>
> This is however a partial truth.
>
> 1) As an anti-depressant it was fully tested & OK'ed by numerous drug
> safety orgs.
> 2) It is less dangerous that either aspirin, paracetemol (or peanuts) wrt
> bad reactions.
>
> However are aspirin or paracetemol (or peanuts) classified as "dangerous
> drugs"?
>
> No? Why?
>
> Equally wrt carcinogen properties, try gas & diesel emissions.
>
> But is the car classified as a "dangerous carcinogen"?
>
> "Passive driving kills"?
>
> Adam

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