May 26, 2005

Rave, rave against the dying from the blight.

Posted by apostropher

MDMA: it's tumor-lickin' good!

The illegal drug Ecstasy and antidepressants have the potential to halt the growth of cancer cells, according to researchers at the University of Birmingham in England. In laboratory tests, the scientists found that amphetamine derivatives such as Ecstasy and weight loss pills, along with antidepressants such as Prozac, blocked cancer growth in more than half of 17 lymphoma (white blood cell cancer) samples. Cancer growth was slowed in nine of the 17 samples when they were exposed to antidepressants and in 11 of the 17 samples when they were exposed to the amphetamine derivatives, BBC News reported.

My momma warned me that drugs might stunt my growth. Much better if they stunt the growth of my growths. The longer I look at the word "growth," the less it looks like a real word. (via Dr. Menlo)

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1

Now they just need to take out the stuff that makes you feel good, to make it safe for humans.

Posted by: ogged at May 26, 2005 10:19 PM
2

There is such poetic justice in yet another illegal drug with beneficial medicinal effects. Cannabis you have a friend in Ecstasy.

Posted by: Steph at May 27, 2005 08:56 AM
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There is such poetic justice in yet another illegal drug with beneficial medicinal effects. Cannabis you have a friend in Ecstasy.

Posted by: Steph at May 27, 2005 08:57 AM
4

Wow. I'd sure like to know what mechanism an SSRI has for stunting cancer.

Posted by: Tripp at May 27, 2005 09:49 AM
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Poetic Justice? What a a world it would be where medication becomes so necessary to survive that you have to get sober to feel ecstasy?

Posted by: at May 27, 2005 04:07 PM
6

Waiting for your post on Viagra and blindness....

Posted by: kara at May 27, 2005 06:13 PM
7

I can't wait for them to discover that crack actually gives you x-ray vision!

Posted by: Jake at May 30, 2005 02:40 PM
8

test

Posted by: apostropher at June 7, 2005 09:51 AM
9

oh, just testing out the comments posting

Posted by: fiend at June 7, 2005 10:05 AM
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