Severe dopaminergic neurotoxicity in primates
George Ricaurte, Ph.D.’s retraction of his paper “Severe dopaminergic neurotoxicity in primates after a common recreational dose regimen of methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)” is published …
MDMA
Another Independent IRB
For the last several months, another independent Institutional Review Board (IRB) has been reviewing Dr. Michael Mithoefer’s MAPS -sponsored MDMA/PTSD protocol. Today, we submitted our response to …
2003 Part 1
December 11, 2003. The Agony of Ecstasy. LA CityBEAT by Dennis Romero. Discusses the decline of rave culture but the only models of use presented are to burn out or to leave. There’s no discussion …
Drs. Mithoefer, Jerome and Doblin have written a letter
Drs. Mithoefer, Jerome and Doblin have written a reply to the Ricaurte et al. letter published in Science on June 6, 2003. We have submitted our reply to Drs. Ricaurte and McCann and indicated that we …
MAPS donated $15,046.25 to McLean Hospital
MAPS donated $15,046.25 to McLean Hospital, affiliated with Harvard Medical School. The donation is to enable Dr. John Halpern to develop a protocol for the use of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy in the treatment …
Letters in Science
Letters in Science. An exchange of letters about MDMA dopaminergic neurotoxicity between the MAPS MDMA/PTSD team and the NIDA-funded research team of Ricaurte et al. appeared in the journal Science, June …
Spanish Study: Researchers Letter to the Editor Accepted by Medicina Clinica
On May 28, 2003, José Carlos Bouso, PhD, learned that a Letter to the Editor that he wrote to the Spanish Medical Journal Medicina Clínica (Clinical Medicine), was accepted for publication. The …
Safety Studies in Preparation for Proposed Study of Ibogaine Therapy in the Treatment of Cocaine Addiction
Investigators: Juan Sanchez-Ramos, MD, PhD and Deborah Mash, PhD Unversity of Miami Medical School – Florida, USA Sponsor: University of Miami, MAPS Clinical study Phase I begun (up to 2 mg/kg), …
Spanish Study: Interviu Magazine Uncovers Political Pressure Behind MDMA Study Closure
On April 28, 2003, a lengthy article in the prominent Spanish magazine Interviu reported on the controversy surrounding the Spanish MDMA/PTSD study and brought to light the fact that the Madrid Anti-Drug …
Yet Another Dead End
The new IRB informed MAPS today that it has decided not to accept the protocol for review. MAPS was clearly told in writing a month ago that this IRB would accept the protocol for review. Now, after we …
The Psychological, Neuroendocrine, Cardiovascular and Sleep-EEG Effects of MDE
Investigators: Euphrosyne Gouzoulis-Mayfrank, MD et al. Aachen, Germany Contact: Euphrosyne Gouzoulis-Mayfrank, MD Sponsor: DFG (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft = German Research Foundation) Human research …
More Documents MAPS submitted
More Documents. MAPS submitted a document detailing our standardized procedures for responding to “agitated subjects, or those with suicidal ideation associated with study procedures.” We also …