Winter 2003 Vol. 13, No. 2 Holy Fire
Download this entire issue or browse individual articles by title below. Front Cover Back Cover Front Cover Table of Contents 4 Letter from Rick Doblin, MAPS President Rick Doblin, Ph.D. 7 MDMA-Assisted …
Bulletin Category: Bulletin: Winter 2003
Perspective on Burning Man – Beyond Belief – Exactly!
Winter 2003 Vol. 13, No. 2 Holy Fire Download this article. This year’s Burning Man theme, Beyond Belief, asks us to enter a new and larger vision. This larger vision should address the individual, …
Not Your Father’s Revolution: Two Summer Conferences and the Next Generation of Psychedelics, Spirituality, and Community-Building
Winter 2003 Vol. 13, No. 2 Holy Fire Download this article. Altars, group meditation, and late-night thumping dance parties – not exactly typical conference features. This summer, however, we had …
A Review of Practicing Harm Reduction Psychotherapy by Patt Denning
Winter 2003 Vol. 13, No. 2 Holy Fire Download this article. Having read the reviews on Tatarsky’s Harm Reduction Psychotherapy, I was drawn to Denning’s book because it looked more like a “how …
Letters to the Editors – Winter 2003
Winter 2003 Vol. 13, No. 2 Holy Fire Download this article. An Open Letter to Rick Dobin, Ph.D. Hi, Rick. It’s been a while. The Association has grown considerably since I joined ten years ago, the …
Letter from Rick Doblin, MAPS President – Winter 2003
Winter 2003 Vol. 13, No. 2 Holy Fire Download this article. Exhilarating, astonishing, hard-earned, and transformative. All of those words are necessary to describe the remarkable developments of the past …
MDMA-Assisted Therapy in the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): A Third Update on the Approval Process
Winter 2003 Vol. 13, No. 2 Holy Fire Download this article. October1,2001 1 Protocol submitted to FDA November2,2001 FDA approved study to be conducted in inpatient setting June14,2002 FDA approved protocol …
Obtaining an Independent Supply of Research Marijuana: The First of Two Prerequisites to a Realistic Medical Marijuana Research Effort
Winter 2003 Vol. 13, No. 2 Holy Fire Download this article. Obtaining MAPS’ own supply of marijuana that can be used in FDA-approved research studies is one of the two developments that I consider …
The Struggle to Resume Ketamine Psychotherapy Studies in St. Petersburg
Winter 2003 Vol. 13, No. 2 Holy Fire Download this article. In April 2002, the studies of ketamine-assisted psychotherapy we had been conducting since 1985 were halted, for two reasons. The first reason …
Ibogaine: Treatment Outcomes and Observations
Winter 2003 Vol. 13, No. 2 Holy Fire Download this article. Background Ibogaine is a naturally-occurring psychoactive indole alkaloid derived from the roots of the African rainforest shrub Tabernanthe …
New MDMA Research at the 65th Annual Meeting of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) – June 14-19, 2003, Sheraton Bal Harbour, Miami, Florida
Winter 2003 Vol. 13, No. 2 Holy Fire Download this article. If you’ve ever been to LA and you picture it in your mind, you just need to add some New York and Latin American accents and you’ve …
The GHB National Conference – A Visit to a Different Kind of Drug Activist Community
Winter 2003 Vol. 13, No. 2 Holy Fire Download this article. “GHB is basically paint stripper mixed with drain cleaner,” announced Trinka Porrata, retired LAPD detective and self-proclaimed …