REPORT: First MDMA Trial Successful In Combatting Alcoholism

MDMA in conjunction with psychotherapy appears to be successful in treating alcoholism, according to a new clinical study.


The first--its-kind trial was conducted over eight weeks and saw four patients from different walks life: “a 54-year-old mother--three, a 34-year-old man with two children, a retired man who had been drinking for 30 years and a former heroin user.” Each were treated with weekly psychotherapy sessions and monthly doses  99.9 percent pure MDMA.

Two the adults “slipped up” and had a single drink each over the eight weeks. However, the other two subjects remained completely sober for the entirety the treatment. Although this was a small, four-person study, the results proved to be quite remarkable.

Three the four people taking part in the trial attempted to quit drinking before the MDMA treatment. None them succeeded. This time around, they all managed to stay sober for at least nine months.

One the patients was quoted saying — “It’s given me what I wanted; to be cured, to not have the cravings, to look at life differently. I’m not so angry at everything… Being under MDMA was beautiful. It showed me the real me; the me without alcohol.”

This was a necessary first study in the ongoing research to investigate whether MDMA can be used from a medical standpoint to battle addiction. The direct effects MDMA were not measured, but rather, this study was carried out to test the safety the program.

Read more extensive details on the trial here.

 

Source: Daily Mail