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Eighth and lOth avenues is ten
tatively scheduled to open to
two-way traffic later this year.
The plan to reopen Broadway
between Oak and Willamette
streets wouldn’t be im
plemented until 1980 or 19*H).
according to a draft of the plan
Many of the commissioners
expressed apprehension over
reopening the streets, especially
VV ilia met te St met.
"Opening (Broadway! would
ruin pedestrian orientation."
said Planning Commission
President Gerry ('.a yd os
Another tnemirer of the plann
ing commission, John Vanl-an*
dingham. argued against put
ting plans for opening the
streets on a timetable Such a
move would "suggest to the
people that that’s the direction
we're leaning." Vanl.an
dingham said
"The faster we move, the
more they'll had railroaded " he
said. Many people see the mall
as llmir favorite park, and
Vani-Andingham fears sudden
development would upset the
public.
"You can have a hearing on
every part of the street."
Schwartz, said of other commis
sioners' desire to wait on the
issue.
The two-hour meeting con
vened after the commissioners
agreed not to forward the pro
posed reopening of Hroadway to
the City Council — and to sub
ject the matter to more study.
The commissioners also agreed
to clarify the language defining
the length of lime needed for a
proper designing process
The two commissions will
meet again May 26 to review the
renewal plans, and further
prepare the recommendations
they will make In the City Coun
cil in July.
Photo by Andy C-rtpt
(instruction work on the Downtown Mall continues despite problems with access to businesses.
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Members of the mtHlical com
munity hft«e <hallenged this
scheduling. tfst ifyinK they
perceive minimal harm in
carefully monitored use of
MDMA to treat psychotic
patients.
Psychiatrists who ad
ministered MDMA to patients
before it became illegal contend
the drug produces less distor
tion of sensory perception and
fewer unpleasant emotional
reactions than traditional
psychedelics.
However, researchers and
therapists await the results of
formal research before assessing
MDMA's therapeutic
usefulness
According to Dan )ohnson.
assessment specialist with
Sacred Heart's Adolescent
Recovery Program (SHARP),
alcohol, marijuana and
methamphetamines ("crank.”
“crystal meth" and s|>eed| art*
the throe leadifix substances of
abuse for the adolescents he
counsels, who art* between the
ages 12 and It)
He said he has only come
across one case of MDA abuse,
but has seen nothinx involvinx
Ecstasy.
"1 don't think it's real ram
pant up hem in the Lane (bounty
area." Johnson said.
I)r lames lackson. director of
the University Student Health
Canter, also reported a rarity of
medical cases involving
Ecstasy. He said he susj»eots
students who use the drux
haven't reached the point where
they think they need help
Hut two other students who
have taken Ecstasy one for
several years and the other a
newcomer to the drux said
use is relatively hixh in Eugene.
"kim" and "Stephanie" buy
through the same two dealers,
although Kim said she could
easily Ret the drug from any one
of four sources.
"It's really kind of scary to
buy it because you never know
what exactly you're getting. It
always looks different.” Kim
said. There’s no doubt,
however, it's made in local labs,
she added,
"How else could it be so ac
cessible?" she said.
Stephanie first tried Kcstasy
about a month ago and has since
done it once again. She said she
liked the drug, but it didn't
make her feel too different than
her usual mood
"It made me feel less in
hibited. the same way a lot of
drugs do Physically I felt a lit
tle more energy, but emotional
ly I was more relaxed.”
Stephanie said.
The second time she did it,
she wasn't very aware of the
transition from straight to high,
she said.
“Hhhmm... irregular
heartbeat.. .erratic
pulse...fainting spells
.frequent seizures.
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"It creeps up on you. then
’Boom,' you're high.” Kim
said, who estimates she's taken
Ecstasy more than 20 times in
the throe years since she first
tried it.
Kim said Ecstasy has its bad
points as well, including a
tendency to produce a "drug
hangover. " especially when she
drinks alcohol while high on it.
Ecstasy is actually an
analogue of the 1980s and '70s
counterculture "love-drug"
MI)A. Both are synthetic
derivatives of amphetamine.
MDMA often is referred to as
a "designer" drug, a substance
tailor-made for specific uses by
chemically altering a controlled
substance. While the psychoac
tive properties are retained, the
molecular structure is changed
just enough to avoid prosecu
tion under the Controlled
Substances Act.
In 1970. MI)A was placed on
Schedule I of the act. prompting
the decline of its use. MDMA
appeared on the streets shortly
after, its use rising sharply in
the past few years, according to
a 1988 report in the journal of
Drug Education.
According to the report.
MDMA is popular for three
basic reasons:
• MDMA's side effects are
less troublesome than those of
MDA;
• MDMA has a greater
perceived euphoric and
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therapeutic use;
• and the illegality of MDA
probably drew users to MDMA.
The report also stated that
MDMA is incorrectly con
sidered an aphrodisiac among
college students, some of the
drug's most devout users.
The drug yields a dramatic
drop in defense mechanisms
while increasing empathy for
others, the report found.
It also cited research main
taining both MDA and MDMA
enhance the pleasure of
touching but interferes with
erections in men and inhibits
orgasms for both sexes.
Troy priced the drug at about
$40 to $80 per gram: usually
about $60. One gram breaks
down into six to 10 doses, each
dose about 100 to 150
milligrams. He can sell one
dose for $10, he said.
A crystalline form, it can be
snorted or diluted in water and
injected intravenously. But
most users take it orally, which
produces the longest, smoothest
high with the least amount of
stimulant effects, the (ournal of
Drug Education reported.
Besides the intoxicating ef
fects. medical research in
dicates different doses of the
drug usually cause fatigue and
possible insomnia after the
"coming down.”
Miner ampnetamine-like
symptoms MDMA produces in
clude dilated pupils, a dry
mouth, tension in the lower jaw
and a tendency to grind the
teeth.
Other studies are examining
the possibility that MDMA
causes brain damage, especially
disrupting nerve systems that
regulate sleep, mood and sexual
activity MDMA critics,
especially condemning its
therapeutic use, claim the drug
is associated with rare
psychological problems, and
sav the potential for dependen
cy and abusive patterns must be
considered.
Additionally, a low (loams
liavo been attributed to MDMA,
but the deaths were later found
to be related to a variety of drug
abuses, and the validity of
MDMA as a factor in the deaths
was seriously questioned.
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