'A good death' - The Boston Globe

'A good death' - The Boston Globe: "'A good death'
After a 40-year virtual ban on research involving psychedelic drugs, scientists look anew at their potential in treating pain and anxiety
Diane's mother photographed her daughter during one of their walks not long before Diane died of cancer. Diane took ecstasy before her death, under a therapist's supervision.
Diane's mother photographed her daughter during one of their walks not long before Diane died of cancer. Diane took ecstasy before her death, under a therapist's supervision.

By Scott Allen, Globe Staff | May 15, 2006

Diane never smoked marijuana, and she disapproved of her mother's past drug experiments. But cancer made the 33-year-old teacher ready to try anything that might help: she hoped she would find a cure in herbs from a Tibetan doctor or in the hands of a faith healer deep in the Brazilian rain forest."