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posted by martyb on Friday April 12 2019, @04:25PM   Printer-friendly
from the touchy-subject dept.

Cate Faehrmann: Why a lawmaker admitted to taking MDMA [*]

Australian Cate Faehrmann may be the world's first politician to admit to having used the illicit drug MDMA. The reaction in Australia, and globally, has surprised her, she tells Gary Nunn in Sydney.

Ms Faehrmann's admission, made in January, has come amid a fierce debate about introducing "pill testing" services in New South Wales (NSW). Five music festival-goers have died from suspected drug overdoses in NSW since September. It has prompted passionate calls for action - but state lawmakers are divided on what should be done.

Ms Faehrmann, 48, from the Greens party, argues that her opponents have a "limited understanding of the people they're needing to connect with". She says she has taken MDMA (known as ecstasy when in pill form) "occasionally" since her 20s. "I'm sitting here as a politician with more experience than anyone else in the building," she says, adding: "Maybe not - maybe I'm the only one being honest."

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian is opposed to pill testing. She has said that "no evidence [has been] provided to the government" that it saves lives, and that testing would give drug users "a false sense of security".

[*] MDMA: 3,4-Methyl​enedioxy​methamphetamine:

3,4-Methyl​enedioxy​methamphetamine (MDMA), commonly known as ecstasy (E), is a psychoactive drug primarily used as a recreational drug. The desired effects include altered sensations and increased energy, empathy, and pleasure. When taken by mouth, effects begin after 30–45 minutes and last 3–6 hours.

Cate Faehrmann, Gladys Berejiklian. Also check out: DanceSafe.

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  • (Score: 5, Funny) by DeathMonkey on Friday April 12 2019, @05:28PM (6 children)

    by DeathMonkey (1380) on Friday April 12 2019, @05:28PM (#828676) Journal

    Back in my day we called it "X", 'cause X's were still cool. We'd go to a rave, takes some X, and tie an onion to our belt which was the style at the time.

    The kids these days call it Molly.

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  • (Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 12 2019, @06:09PM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 12 2019, @06:09PM (#828695)

    The kids these days call it Molly.

    And they call this stuff [wikipedia.org] Tina [convio.net] (ask Runaway1956 [soylentnews.org] about it. He has lots of experience!).

    What's with the girls' names for drugs? I mean women can be intoxicating, but damn!

    • (Score: 4, Informative) by Snow on Friday April 12 2019, @06:42PM

      by Snow (1601) on Friday April 12 2019, @06:42PM (#828709) Journal

      These days I just do the Mary-Jane ;)

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 13 2019, @04:15AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 13 2019, @04:15AM (#828865)

      So THAT'S why they call that toothless hooker at the truck stop "Tina Lady"!

    • (Score: 3, Insightful) by realDonaldTrump on Saturday April 13 2019, @03:09PM

      by realDonaldTrump (6614) on Saturday April 13 2019, @03:09PM (#828979) Homepage Journal

      So that's why they call you Generation X.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 13 2019, @12:36PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 13 2019, @12:36PM (#828942)

    and tie an onion to our belt which was the style at the time.

    They didn't have any white onions, because of the war. The only thing you could get was those big yellow ones...

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 13 2019, @08:02PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 13 2019, @08:02PM (#829066)

    I never went to a rave but me and my friends used to get what we called "chocolate chip" which was mdma with big ass chunks of black tar heroin in pill form. These were not the wimpy pills that ended up being the norm years later. These were the diameter of a dime and as thick as 3 dimes. You puked in about 15 minutes the first couple times you took one from all the heroin. Later, i added a hit or two of quality 300 microgram lsd with the X. The rave was wherever we were at the time.