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)
TrackBackNow 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 PMThere 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 AMThere 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 AMWow. I'd sure like to know what mechanism an SSRI has for stunting cancer.
Posted by: Tripp at May 27, 2005 09:49 AMPoetic 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 PMI 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