Viewers outraged at Channel 4 drug special about ecstasy pills

The news is telling us to get our roll on?

Viewers Complain About Drug Live Special On Ecstasy Pills

Via DailyMail

It was billed as an opportunity for scientists to investigate the impact of ecstasy on the brain.

But last night critics and viewers accused Channel 4 of turning Drugs Live: The Ecstasy Trial into little more than a ratings-grabbing advert for the Class A drug.

They also asked why the only expert to point out the dangers of taking drugs was given just three minutes of the 65-minute-long programme to voice his concerns.

The show – billed by the broadcaster as one of its ‘boldest projects yet’ – saw 25 volunteers, including a vicar and author Lionel Shriver, take an 83mg tablet of MDMA – pure ecstasy – or a placebo.

Each then underwent a series of tests, including a brain scan, while changes to their mood, memories and emotions were monitored…

…Only one man, a former SAS soldier, was shown to have had a negative response, while the majority of the volunteers described feelings of well-being, euphoria, and warmth.

LMAO @ “warmth”

Take a read at what some of the disgruntled viewers had to say.

Viewer Sarah Durbridge wrote on Twitter: ‘Watching Drugs Live. Teenager watching too…. It’s a great advert for E – not what I was hoping for’, while Dan Darby added: ‘Think everyone is going to be on MDMA at the weekend after this great commercial on Channel 4 Drugs Live.’

Viewer Sarah Durbridge wrote on Twitter: ‘Watching Drugs Live. Teenager watching too…. It’s a great advert for E – not what I was hoping for’, while Dan Darby added: ‘Think everyone is going to be on MDMA at the weekend after this great commercial on Channel 4 Drugs Live.’

The trial on Wednesday, which operated under a Home Office licence, was funded by Channel 4 and led by Professor Val Curran, of University College London, and Professor David Nutt, from Imperial College.

He was sacked as the government’s drugs tsar in 2009 for saying ecstasy was less dangerous than horse riding.

No wonder everyone liked it! We wouldn’t be surprised if this shady professor hand-picked people that he knew like to get their roll on!

Have you ever popped an E pill? If so, would you do it again??

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