--- In [email protected], "easyone200" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "Bob Brigante" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Ecstasy is not the answer > > by Dr Ken Walton and Dr Jim Fleming > > > > Navy Times > > 4 April 2005 > > > > The Navy Times, Army Times, and Air Force Times published a letter in > > their April 4 issue about the Transcendental Meditation (TM) > > Programme as an effective approach for treating Post Traumatic Stress > > Syndrome (PTSD). The letter was written by two members of the Center > > for Advanced Military Science (CAMS), Drs Ken Walton and Jim Fleming. > > > > The letter was in response to a previous article which proposed using > > the drug Ectasy to treat PTSD. Walton and Fleming said, 'We were > > shocked. Why support investigation of a brain-damaging drug, when a > > safe and effective approach is already available?' > > > > The writers went on to say, 'It's high time we acknowledge that > > virtually all drugs have negative side effects and look more closely > > at the human potential for healing ourselves. Research now shows that > > stress-reduction approaches can be effective for treating > > hypertension and heart disease as well as anxiety, depression, and > > substance abuse. Among these approaches, meditation has emerged as > > most effective for many outcomes. Within the different types of > > meditation, the Transcendental Meditation Programme has been > > researched most and has shown the largest effects in comparative > > studies.' > > > > The writers noted a study that was done twenty years ago. 'Brooks and > > Scarano tested this programme in Vietnam veterans, randomly assigning > > those diagnosed with PTSD to either meditation or psychotherapy > > (Journal of Counseling and Development, Volume 64, Pages 212-215, > > 1985). The results were clear. Compared to psychotherapy, three > > months practising this meditation for two short periods a day brought > > significantly greater reductions in eight of nine measures, including > > emotional numbness, anxiety, depression, alcohol consumption, > > insomnia, family problems, unemployment and a scale for PTSD. If a > > Department of Veterans Affairs clinician prescribes the TM programme > > as part of a veteran's therapy, it is VA policy that the local VA > > medical center can pay the course fee from its discretionary funds.' > > > > The letter appeared both in the paper edition and also on the > > publications' websites. > > > > Copyright � 2005 Global Good News(sm) Service. >
> The US govt has effectively shut down all research using ecstasy and similar drugs that > show great promise in treating many psychiatric disorders. All in the name of the war on > drugs. Early study using LSD during end stage cancer to relieve pain showed it to be very > effective. All drugs can be abused and have side effects. By your logic narcotics should be > taken off the market for pain management because of their abuse potential. > Also Bob, the study showing damage from ecstasy has been totally invalidated because > the researchers in that ecstasy study discovered they were accidentally were using massive > amounts the wrong drug on the test animals, in this case 100x's the dose of meth- > amphetamine. Do some research. *********** You faith in drugs is dopefying. Party on! To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
