Erowid Announcement #34
September 17, 2003
Greetings Friends,
This is the second of two announcements we're sending out at the end of the summer, representing the last few months of updates and news.
As many of you know, the major recent story has been how a group of MDMA researchers accidentally gave their test animals methamphetamine instead of MDMA (details below).
Thanks to everyone who helped Erowid reach both our summer membership goals: 600 members by June 1st and 700 members by the end of July (we actually met it by August 11th, but that's close enough). In our ongoing effort to broaden our base of support to ensure that we're able to continue our work, we have a new goal of 800 members by the end of the year.
Chicago-Area Erowid Fundraiser! Some very kind people are organizing an Erowid Fundraiser on October 12th, featuring Daniel Pinchbeck, author of Breaking Open the Head. Details about this fundraiser can be found at: http://www.lightweightinspace.com/pinchbeck/chicago.php
In July, we participated in "Altered States and the Spiritual Awakening" [ http://www.assacon.com/ ], a small conference organized by a new community group called False Profit. It's exciting to see really successful grassroots organizing that results in events of this quality.
We welcome submissions, suggestions, criticisms, or corrections at submissions@erowid.org.
peace,
fire, earth, & the Erowid crew
INDEX
EcstasyData.org
http://www.ecstasydata.org/results
Conducts laboratory testing of street Ecstasy tablets (requires a $20 co-pay). Between July 1-Sept 16, testing results were posted for 15 new tablets. Visit the submissions page to find out about having a tablet tested. http://www.ecstasydata.org/send_tablet.php
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This is the second of two announcements we're sending out at the end of the summer, representing the last few months of updates and news.
As many of you know, the major recent story has been how a group of MDMA researchers accidentally gave their test animals methamphetamine instead of MDMA (details below).
Thanks to everyone who helped Erowid reach both our summer membership goals: 600 members by June 1st and 700 members by the end of July (we actually met it by August 11th, but that's close enough). In our ongoing effort to broaden our base of support to ensure that we're able to continue our work, we have a new goal of 800 members by the end of the year.
Chicago-Area Erowid Fundraiser! Some very kind people are organizing an Erowid Fundraiser on October 12th, featuring Daniel Pinchbeck, author of Breaking Open the Head. Details about this fundraiser can be found at: http://www.lightweightinspace.com/pinchbeck/chicago.php
In July, we participated in "Altered States and the Spiritual Awakening" [ http://www.assacon.com/ ], a small conference organized by a new community group called False Profit. It's exciting to see really successful grassroots organizing that results in events of this quality.
We welcome submissions, suggestions, criticisms, or corrections at submissions@erowid.org.
peace,
fire, earth, & the Erowid crew
- Light Reading for the End of the World
Erowid.org/library/books/light_reading.shtml
Scott O. Moore, editor in chief of TRIP: The Journal of Psychoactive Culture, presents this bizarre and interesting collection of short-stories as a fund-raiser for the Erowid Project. It can be ordered from: http://www.tripzine.com/wares.asp?id=BK01 .
- Major Error in Ecstasy Research : Ricaurte Retracts Paper
Erowid.org/chemicals/mdma/mdma_research2.shtml
In September 2002, a John's Hopkins research team published a controversial paper suggesting MDMA caused "severe" damage to the dopamine (DA) system of the brain. In a major blow to their credibility, the Johns Hopkins researchers have now issued a full retraction of the article stating that all but one of the monkeys were accidentally injected with methamphetamine, not MDMA.
- eScottology
Erowid.org/columns/scotto/
"A Scotto eye-view of issues relating to psychoactives." Scott O. Moore, editor of TRIP: The Journal of Psychedelic Culture, writes a monthly column for Erowid visitors.
August : A Story I Often Tell
Erowid.org/columns/scotto/index.php?p=11
July : Dionysian Guilt
Erowid.org/columns/scotto/index.php?p=12
- Spirit Vaults 3.0
Erowid.org/spirit/
This vault has been languishing in the background for quite a while. It has now been updated, cleaned out of dead links, and serves as the first vault in which the new "Erowid 3.0" front-end is being tested. That means the navigation has been upgraded for these pages, and represents an early taste of what's to come for the whole site.
Because the new design uses javascript and CSS, please let us know if you have trouble viewing or using this area (corrections@erowid.org). If you do report problems, please make sure to include information about your operating system and browser name/version.
- Overview of GHB Neuropharmacology, by BilZ0r
Erowid.org/chemicals/ghb/ghb_pharmacology1.shtml
The understanding of GHB's mechanism of action has changed substantially in the last 7 years. This article gives a brief overview of the current state of information about GHB's pharmacology.
- 4-Acetoxy-DET (Ethacetin) Degradation Investigation
Erowid.org/chemicals/4_acetoxy_det/4_acetoxy_det_article1.shtml
An analytical look at degraded 4-Acetoxy-DET.
- Sources en Francais [French Language Resources]
Erowid.org/lang/fr/
More translated pages have been added (and continue to be added!) to this vault, notably from the psilocybin mushroom, Salvia divinorum, MAOIs, and Cannabis vaults. Deep thanks to LaMalice for all his work on this.
- Ayahuasca Law : 10th Circuit Court Approves Preliminary Injunction Protecting UDV
Erowid.org/chemicals/ayahuasca/ayahuasca_law16.shtml
Another (very) small step in the legal protection of the União do Vegetal (an ayahuasca-using church).
- New Chemical Basics Pages:
2-aminoindan
Erowid.org/chemicals/2_aminoindan/2_aminoindan_basics.shtml
5-MeO-AMT
Erowid.org/chemicals/5meo_amt/5meo_amt_basics.shtml
2C-I
Erowid.org/chemicals/2ci/2ci_basics.shtml
- New Plants Page : Diplopterys cabrerana
Erowid.org/plants/diplopterys/diplopterys.shtml
A long-missing vault on an important DMT-containing ayahuasca constituent plant.
- Families : Dialogs
Erowid.org/psychoactives/families/dialogs/
Erowid has been gathering stories of families who value cannabis and psychedelics, and how they address issues surrounding psychoactives. The newest dialog is:
'Leading really different lives...'
Erowid.org/psychoactives/families/dialogs/families_dialogs_judith.shtml
- Art Vaults Additions
Erowid.org/art/
September Featured Artist : Misterkeith A
Erowid.org/culture/art/artists_a/art_misterkeith_a.shtml
August Featured Artist : Erial
Erowid.org/culture/art/artists_e/art_erial.shtml
July Featured Artist : Goodvision
Erowid.org/culture/art/artists_g/art_goodvision.shtml
- New Image Vault Additions
We've added four new images to the Vaults:
Glass DMT Water Pipes
Erowid.org/psychoactives/show_image.php?i=hardware/pipe_dmt2.jpg
Erowid.org/psychoactives/show_image.php?i=hardware/pipe_dmt1.jpg
Ketamine Bottles
Erowid.org/chemicals/show_image.php?i=ketamine/ketamine_bottle5.jpg
Erowid.org/chemicals/show_image.php?i=ketamine/ketamine_bottle6.jpg
- 261 New Experience Reports
Erowid.org/experiences/exp.cgi?DateRange&Y1=2003&M1=07&D1=01&Y2=2003&M2=09&D2=17
- Two New Ask Erowid Answers
Erowid.org/ask/ask.cgi?DateRange&Y1=2003&M1=07&D1=01&Y2=2003&M2=09&D2=12
- Books Added to the Library / Bookstore
We've added eight new books to the library. A few highlights:
Psychedelic Monographs & Essays Volume 4
Erowid.org/library/books/psychedelic_monographs_4.shtml
Psychedelika
Erowid.org/library/books/psychedelika.shtml
Plants in Garden History
Erowid.org/library/books/plants_in_garden.shtml
EcstasyData.org
http://www.ecstasydata.org/results
Conducts laboratory testing of street Ecstasy tablets (requires a $20 co-pay). Between July 1-Sept 16, testing results were posted for 15 new tablets. Visit the submissions page to find out about having a tablet tested. http://www.ecstasydata.org/send_tablet.php
If you find Erowid a useful resource and are interested in supporting its future development, please consider donating or becoming a member. Erowid.org/donations/
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