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The August 2008 MAPS Monthly Email Update is now available online. This issue, written by MAPS' newest employee Randy Hencken, covers a lot of ground including the successful completion of the final experimental session in our US MDMA/PTSD study, MAPS potential new MDMA/PTSD study in Jordan, Dr. Abrams' MMJ study in San Francisco, MAPS plans for Burning Man, several unique volunteer openings at MAPS, and much more!

The Spring 2008 Special Edition of the MAPS Bulletin on Technology and Psychedelics is now available for download and online browsing as both a single PDF file (8 mb) or as individual PDFs of each article broken-out.

The Sunday Times (London) recently published "Ecstasy is the Key to Treating PTSD," an in-depth piece on MDMA-assisted psychotherapy in people with PTSD, focusing on Dr. Mithoefer's MAPS-supported study and featuring quotes from MAPS president Rick Doblin and British psychiatrist Ben Sessa.

Washington Post Sunday magazine published an article featured as the cover story about MAPS' and Dr. Michael Mithoefer's MDMA-PTSD research entitled "Peace Drug" - You can also read the comments about this article here.

Albert Hofmann, the father of LSD, passed away at 9AM CEST on Tuesday April 29, 2008 at his home in Basel, Switzerland. Cause of death was a heart attack; two caretakers were there with him at the time. MAPS President Rick Doblin said, "[Albert and I] spoke on the phone the day after the Basel conference and he was happy and fulfilled. He'd seen the renewal of LSD psychotherapy research with his own eyes, as had [his wife] Anita. I said that I looked forward to discussing the results of the study with him in about a year and a half and he laughed and said he'd try to help the research however he could, either from this side or "the other side".