>> yeah, we're saying that mdma itself is not the medicine, it's mdma assisted psychotherapy. >> there is other research, historical research, including some of it done in the army as we saw there in the clip we just watched, some of it's crazy to watch, some of that footage, it looks nuts. but did we learn something from that we're now applying? >> oh, absolutely. from the time that albert hoffman discovered lsd and started sending it around to labs around the world, it became the most studied psychoactive drugs in history. and it was considered to be extraordinarily promising. you know, had i think one study in the '50s called it of utmost value to psychotherapy. and thousands of people were treated this way and they were getting astoundingly great results. and then the cultural thing happened in the '60s where it got out into the -- and became a drug of abuse. and not only that, but there was something about the nature of the psychedelic experience that really scared western rationalist culture. and there was a tremendous overreaction and a stigma attached to that drug, you know, ni

. >> in theory, i can go to a festival, music concert, rave, whatever, buy a pill of ecstasy, mdma, andse one of your test kits to see if it's what that dealer has claimed that it is. >> right. >> and make the decision if i want to put it in my body or not. >> yes. >> similar testing kits used by law enforcement to identify substances in the field, it's information hard to come by in the world of illegal drugs. >> the demand was just absolutely in sane, especially once people started to realize that was actually out there. >> at this time of the year, he sells thousands of kits per week. >> sean was an intelligence analyst with the d.e.a. for more than a decade. he now advocates for drug policy reform. >> profit is made by volume in the illegal drug industry, so everything is adult rated with something, everybody that you buy on the street is adult rated with something. the only question is how much. >> the risks of taking adulterated drugs are higher at music festivals. drug consumers buying from dealers with whom they have no prior relationship, transient markets like music festivals,

. >> i'm detoxing from heroin, mdma, suboxone and adderall. feel like a complete [ bleep ]. you sweat a lot. you can't sleep. you take a shower to try and make the bugs stop crawling under your skin, but it doesn't help. the first couple days, i threw up a lot. >> boyce is serving a month and a half for a probation violation on an earlier grand larceny conviction. she's also charged with distribution of drugs to which she has pled not guilty. but boyce is considering entering a guilty plea in hopes it might get her into a drug treatment program instead of more time. >> i hope i get out and don't use, but i don't know yet. i've only been in here for ten days. i'd be lying if i said i didn't want to use. you know what i mean? it's scary. you know, people won't eat something with hair in it, but will go out on the streets and shoot up you something they don't know. >> you did that, right? >> uh-huh. yeah, i wouldn't eat food with hair in it, but i would go and shoot up heroin, yeah. it's crazy. because i was detoxing so badly, the doctor said we'll continue you on your medicati

. >> i'm detoxing from heroin, mdma, suboxone and adderall. feel like a complete [ bleep ]. a lot. you can't sleep. you take a shower to try and make the bugs stop crawling under your skin, but it doesn't help. the first couple days, i threw up a lot. >> boyce is serving a month and a half for a probation violation on an earlier grand larceny conviction. she's also charged with distribution of drugs to which she has pled not guilty. but boyce is considering entering a guilty plea in hopes it might get her into a drug treatment program instead of more time. >> i hope i get out and don't use, but i don't know yet. i've only been in here for ten days. i'd be lyingfy said i didn't want to use. you know what i mean? it's scary. said i didn't want to use. you know what i mean? it's scar said i didn't want to use. you know what i mean? it's scar said i didn't want to use. you know what i mean? it's scar said i didn't want to use. you know what i mean? it's scard said i didn't want to use. you know what i mean? it's scar said i didn't want to use. you know what i mean? it's scarf sa

nbc sports is reporting that welker took mdma that had been cut with am fete means at this year's kentucky derby. the reports that cited league sources -- >> that's just for fun? >> it's like -- i think ecstasy. >> mdma is like ecstasy, i thought. >> it doesn't look like their performance is enhanced, usually. >> now, but they're cracking down in the league on anything. >> is it an illegal -- >> it's an illegal -- >> no, i'm not saying you should be able to do it. i'm just saying a football player, why is he taking, you know, ecstasy? >> especially when they're handing out hundred dollar bills there. >> i don't know. i don't know enough about it. i wasn't at the vmas. i was at the dollar store. he appealed the suspension and that was denied. indianapolis colts owner jim irsay has been suspended for six games. he pleaded guilty to operating a vehicle while intoxicated yesterday. irsay admitted to a judge that he was under the influence of oxycodone and hydroco down when he was arrested on march 16th. irsay cannot attend any games or practices and is not allowed to be present at the colts fa

some of these drugs include things like mdma also known as ecstasy, also lsd. take a look.