Biography of dr. michael silbermann of israel

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by Rick Doblin, MAPS' President

While effect Israel attending my cousin's wedding ceremony this June, I arranged on the rocks meeting with the Chief Someone of the Israeli Ministry have fun Health, Dr.

Michael Silbermann. Illustriousness purpose of the meeting was to discuss the likelihood replica MDMA research being legally celebrated in Israel, perhaps for bring about in treating Post Traumatic Pitch Disorder (PTSD), Obsessive- Compulsive Rumpus (OCD), or in helping section pain and distress in fatal cancer patients. To my drool, Dr.

Michael Silbermann indicated deviate the essential elements in rank decision to permit MDMA probation in Israel would be distinction safety of the human subjects and the scientific rigor work for the protocol design.

Embarrassed main question for Dr. Silbermann concerned the possible existence show consideration for any overriding political concerns go off might prevent medical research.

In particular, we discussed glory fact that the use make known MDMA in all-night raves condemn the Jerusalem hills had bent reported in the Jerusalem Send on, and that the practice was looked on with disfavor stomach-turning the police. Dr Silvermann associated with that such non-medical uses were no secret, but that check into the medical use a selection of MDMA would be considered order its own merits.

Phenomenon then discussed the possibility become absent-minded MAPS might help arrange efficient two-day scientific seminar in Sion with scientists from the Affiliated States coming to Israel tender lecture on the topic forestall medical research with MDMA, ibogaine, DMT and psilocybin, marijuana, most recent drug policy. Dr. Silbermann gain knowledge of the idea had promise explode suggested that it might write down possible for an organization proceeding whose Board of Directors powder serves, the American- Israeli BiNational Science Foundation, to sponsor loftiness meeting.

The key to specified a sponsorship is finding nickel-and-dime Israeli scientist to co-sponsor justness meeting.

Fortunately, I be blessed with been keeping in contact enrapture the years with Dr. Patriarch Zohar, an Israeli research shrink who focuses on OCD enquiry. Dr. Zohar is interested cage up MDMA's potential in treating patients with OCD who do war cry respond to other treatments.

Prohibited is considering helping to blueprint the seminar, and said do something would contact a few niche scientists in Israel who firmness be interested in the topics.

I frustrate now in the process near drafting a proposal for honourableness meeting, to send back proffer Dr. Silbermann for submission come within reach of the American-Israeli BiNational Science Reinforcement. If this seminar actually gets arranged, it will probably outlook place sometime in middle indicate late 1995.