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Being done in dingy living rooms. these are real government-approved studies, right, dan? >> and the patients have been carefully prescreened, campbell. and i asked dr. mithoefer who administers mdma to patient, where do you get the drug? it comes from a dea approved laboratory. it comes in powder form and given to patients in the form of a capsule. but the bottom line here, what advocates say this really needs to adhere to strict science if theyre going to get any sort of universal acceptance i...

Proving there is a convention for practically everything, researchers from around the world have come to san jose, california to talk about psychedelic drugs. here at the holiday inn, they are sharing stories about those drugs and their hope that one day they will become a regular part of medicine. here at the conference, we found sarah huntley, who says she was abused emotionally and physically as a child. >> it made me feel worthless most of the time, and that i was a burden to that member of ...

Terminal illness. the same for lsd. >> it can vary according to what issues theyre working with, how much denial they might have. but we would like to have psychiatrists and psychotherapists available to a tool chest of psychedelics they can use at appropriate times. >> reporter: but some doctors question whether psychedelics are ever appropriate. stanford psychiatrist david spiegel says there is no scientific literature yet to back up any positive claims. >> the key issue in the treatment of th...

Take the drug ecstasy, scientifically known as mdma. ecstasy you see right here was developed in the early 20th century as a possible appetite suppressant. people use it for hallucinogenic effects. now 23, sara says it helped get her life back. >> it helped ease my sense of fear and defensiveness. >> reporter: this psychiatrist has never examined sara but believes psychodelics hold tremendous promise. in r hes been administering mdma to patients with post-traumatic stress disorder. >> we know th...

It in 2008. prescription drug abuse is the most rampant after that. cocaine is the third most popular. mdma, the active ingredient in ecstasy, is fourth. well, some drugs you probably consider the most dangerous are actually at the bottom of the list. crack is fifth on the list. more than 1 million people used it in 2008. methamphetamine and lsd are tied for the sixth spot. heroin is actually the eighth most used drug. that report also calls mexican cartels the single greatest drug trafficking t...

2013 at the electric zoo dance music festival in new york, 20-year-old olivia and 23-year-old jeffrey died from overdoses of mdma. she reportedly said she had taken six hits of molly. as a result of the deaths, the scheduled three day festival where a ticket can cost as much as 400 bucks was shut down by the city after two days. >> the bottom line is you see people doing drugs that shouldnt be doing drugs and you see the fatal consequences. when people want to go down that slippery slope and say...

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There was some kind of rehearsal type thing. there was also, there was a great dilemma and who was going to be -- thats where the argument between ms. pennington -- >> mr. depp, who did you observe taking drugs at the wedding? >> a number of people were taking mdma. the list, after the wedding there was this like dinner, dancing, and drugs on the schedule that came from miss