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Chemical Research in Toxicology 2001 Sep;14(9):1203-8
Segura M, Ortuño J, Farré M, McLure JA, Pujadas M, Pizarro N, Llebaria A, Joglar J, Roset PN, Segura J, de La Torre R.
There is evidence that some heavy users of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, ecstasy) show signs of...
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30-01-2007
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Neuroscience and Biobehavioural Reviews 1999 Mar;23(4):539-53
Hegadoren KM, Baker GB, Bourin M.
The 3,4-methylenedioxy analogues of amphetamine [MDMA ("Ecstasy", "Adam"), MDA ("Love") and MDE ("Eve")] are recreational drugs that produce feelings of euphoria and energy and a desire to...
Submitted by Jatelka
02-09-2009
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Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics 2005 Sep;314(3):1267-73
Klingler W, Heffron JJ, Jurkat-Rott K, O'sullivan G, Alt A, Schlesinger F, Bufler J, Lehmann-Horn F
Adverse 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA; ecstasy) effects are usually ascribed to neurotransmitter...
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11-08-2008
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Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics 2002 Jan;300(1):236-44
Hernández-López C, Farré M, Roset PN, Menoyo E, Pizarro N, Ortuño J, Torrens M, Camí J, de La Torre R
3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) is frequently consumed in association with alcohol. The effect of this...
Iravani MM, Jackson MJ, Kuoppamäki M, Smith LA, Jenner P.
Ecstasy [3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)] was shown to prolong the action of L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-DOPA) while suppressing dyskinesia in a single patient with...
Published in Free Radical Research 2003 May;37(5):491-7.
Authors: Jun F. Zhou; Peng Chen; Ye H. Zhou; Liang Zhang; Huai H. Chen
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine abuse (MDMA abuse) may cause oxidative stress and potential free radical damage in the bodies...
Xiaoying Wang, Michael H. Baumann, Heng Xu, Marisela Morales and Richard B. Rothman
Submitted by Alfa
04-06-2006
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Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therepeutics Jun;297(3):846-52
Bankson MG, Cunningham KA
(+)-3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA; "ecstasy"; "X"; "E") is a popular recreational amphetamine analog that produces a unique set of effects in humans and animals. MDMA use is often...
RATIONALE: 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) is a widely abused illicit drug. In animals, high-dose administration of MDMA produces deficits in serotonin (5-HT) neurons (e.g., depletion of forebrain 5-HT)...
Journal of Forensic Sciences 2001 Nov;46(6):1426-33
Logan BK, Couper FJ
3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine, or MDMA, is increasing in popularity in the United States as a drug of abuse. It has stimulant and empathogenic mood altering properties with the potential to affect psychomotor skills...
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30-04-2007
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Psychopharmacology 2001 Mar;154(3):251-60
Esteban B, O'Shea E, Camarero J, Sanchez V, Green AR, Colado MI
These data demonstrate that MDMA when injected directly into the brain produces 5-HT release but no neurotoxicity, suggesting that it must be metabolised peripherally in order to...
Martın-Santos, R., Torrens, M., Poudevida, S., Langohr, K., Cuyás, E., Pacifici, R., et al.
Addiction biology, 15(1), 15–22. (2010)
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A 3-year longitudinal prospective study was conducted to compare the incidence of substance use disorders (SUD) and non-substance use disorders (NSUD)...
Harry R. Sumnall, Elizabeth Tyler, Graham F. Wagstaff, Jon C. Cole
Behavioural economic models of substance choice describe the relationship between changes in unit price and consumption. As the majority of UK non-dependent substance misusers are...
RATIONALE: The issue of ecstasy-related fatalities has extensively attracted the attention of both the media and the general public, but less so of the scientific literature. OBJECTIVES: The aim of the present review is to focus on the...
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30-04-2007
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International Journal of Drug Policy 16 (2005) 65-72
Uitermark and Cohen
This paper describes the origins and evolution of Dutch harm reduction policies towards ecstasy. It is argued that the national government has allowed and supported local stakeholders to experiment with harm reduction...
Originally published in The Journal of Psychoactive Drugs.
"The article presents the rationale behind MAPS (Multi-Disciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies) efforts to sponsor research... investigating MDMA's effects in PTSD"
Fantegrossi WE, Ciullo JR, Wakabayashi KT, De La Garza R 2nd, Traynor JR, Woods JH.
3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) and methamphetamine (METH) are amphetamine analogues with similar persistent neurochemical effects in the mouse which some have...
RATIONALE: The present study provides the first evidence of the long-term consequences of ecstasy use on visual processes thought to reflect serotonergic functions in the occipital lobe....
Submitted by Jatelka
03-01-2008
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Journal of Psychoactive Drugs 1998 30(4)
Greer and Tolbert
A method for preparing clients and conducting therapeutic sessions with 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) is described, with emphasis on the need for careful attention to the mental set of therapists and clients and the...
de Win MM, Reneman L, Jager G, Vlieger EJ, Olabarriaga SD, Lavini C, Bisschops I, Majoie CB, Booij J, den Heeten GJ, van den Brink W
It is debated whether ecstasy use has neurotoxic effects on the human brain and what the effects are of a low...
Submitted by Bajeda
21-11-2006
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Journal of Psychopharmacology 2006 Mar;20(2):176-87
Dumont GJ, Verkes RJ.
This review of the literature aims to identify the acute effects of MDMA (ecstasy) in healthy volunteers. The wide range of relevant but methodologically diverse tests was .rst grouped into clusters to allow an...
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02-08-2006
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Neuroscience 2007 May 11;146(2):509-14
Thompson MR, Callaghan PD, Hunt GE, Cornish JL, McGregor IS
The drug 3,4 methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA; ecstasy) has a widely documented ability to increase feelings of love and closeness toward others. The present study investigated whether...
Submitted by Bajeda
28-04-2007
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BMC Public Health 2009 Jul 13;9:230
Peters GJ, Kok G.
BACKGROUND: While the health risks of using ecstasy warrant intervention development, a recent meta-analysis of determinants of ecstasy use identified a number of lacunae in the literature. Specifically, no studies were included that...
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20-08-2009
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Annals of the New York Academy of Science 2002 Jun;965:399-409
Fallon JK, Shah D, Kicman AT, Hutt AJ, Henry JA, Cowan DA, Forsling M.
3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) has been reported to cause hyponatraemia, which appears to result from inappropriate secretion of the antidiuretic...
Pharmacology Chemistry and Behaviour 2008 Aug;90(2):198-207
Gudelsky GA, Yamamoto BK
3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) is an amphetamine derivative and a popular drug of abuse that exhibits mild hallucinogenic and rewarding properties and engenders feelings of connectedness and...
This report further characterizes the intermediate metabolic effects of the psychotropic amphetamine derivative, 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA or "ecstasy"), on the activity of second...
Submitted by Alfa
26-06-2006
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Psychopharmacology 2006 Mar 1,Published on-line
Kuypers KP, Ramaekers JG
RATIONALE: Research concerning spatial memory in 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) users has presented conflicting results showing either the presence or absence of spatial memory deficits. Two factors may have...
The use of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) has frequently been associated with increased levels of impulsivity during abstinence. The effects of MDMA on measures of impulsivity, however, have not yet been...
J. K. Buitelaar,1 J. M. A. van Gerven2 & R. J. Verkes1, 1Unit for Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuropsychiatry(UCPN), Dept. Psychiatry, , University Medical Centre Nijmegen, The Netherlands 2Centre for Human Drug Research, Leiden, The Netherlands
Introduction: A considerable percentage of...
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13-04-2009
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Psychopharmacology (Berl) e-published February 28 2008
Dumont GJ, Wezenberg E, Valkenberg MM, de Jong CA, Buitelaar JK, van Gerven JM, Verkes RJ
RATIONALE: In Western societies, a considerable percentage of young people expose themselves to 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA or...
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs Volume 34 (2) April-June 2002
Franz Vollenweider et al
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04-06-2006
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Neuropsychopharmacology 22;513-521 2000
Liechti et al
3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, "Ecstasy") is a recreational drug that has been shown to release serotonin (5-HT) and dopamine (DA) in animals. The effect of MDMA on 5-HT release can be blocked by 5-HT uptake inhibitors such as...
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12-08-2006
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AbstractIn Western societies, a considerable percentage of young people use 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA or 'ecstasy'). The use of alcohol (ethanol) in combination with ecstasy is common. The aim of the present study was to assess the acute psychomotor and subjective effects of (co-)...
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23-04-2009
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Journal of Psychoactive Drugs 2004 Sep;36(3):303-13
Gable RS
This article summarizes the short-term physiological toxicity and the adverse behavioral effects of four substances (GHB, ketamine, MDMA, and Rohypnol) that have been used at latenight dance clubs. The two primary data sources...
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13-01-2008
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Addiction Biology 2008 Sep;13(3-4):277-86
Wiley JL, Evans RL, Grainger DB, Nicholson KL.
Lifelong substance abuse is often initiated during adolescence; yet, most pre-clinical research in this area has been conducted in adult animals. Substantial evidence exists that the brain development...