New research has found that ecstasy is more dangerous when taken in warm environments, as users ignore danger signs and blame their high body temperature on their surroundings.
Academics in the UK are issuing new warnings about the dangers of ecstasy and its effects on the brain.
... drugs (ACMD) is expected to urge the home secretary,
Jacqui Smith, to remove ecstasy from the class A category
comprising the most dangerous drugs, following an extensive review
of the medical risks ...
Treatment with a pharmacological version of the drug ecstasy makes PSTD patients more receptive to psychotherapy, and contributes to lasting improvement. Now researchers explain why.
The government's drugs adviser last night apologised for saying
that the risk in taking ecstasy was no worse than in riding a
horse. Home secretary Jacqui Smith had yesterday carpeted Dr David
Nutt ...
... for recall and processing of painful memories.
According to Johansen and Krebs, "MDMA [ecstasy] has a combination of pharmacological effects that…could provide a balance of activating emotions while ...
... (Reuters Health) - The drug MDMA -- better known as the illegal recreational drug "Ecstasy" -- may help people with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) recover, a Norwegian research team suggests.
An increase in the use of ecstasy may be due to the outlawing of the party pill drug BZP and the bad reputation of P, according to the latest findings of the illicit drugs monitoring work done by ...
... respondents had tried or used cannabis, while around 30 percent had at least tried ecstasy or cocaine.
Overall, alcohol was most likely to be used to facilitate a sexual encounter, while cocaine and ...
... drugs associated with ill health amongst clubbers in the area studied were GHB and stimulants such as ecstasy and cocaine. Typical effects of GHB include significant depression of central nervous ...
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Demand for amphetamines, Ecstasy and other synthetic drugs appears to have stabilized in the West, but the problem is worsening in developing countries and rapidly ...
... , shows that 5% of tourists visiting these areas become involved in some kind of violence during their stay. Ecstasy was the only drug consumed that the scientists have not linked to violent acts.
... in and who doesn't. But the emphasis on the pleasure of dancing and the use of the illegal drug Ecstasy survive into the new era.
"We find that the effects of the deafening music, the ingestion of ...
Response: How we tackle our drug problem should be the government's first priority, says Neil McKeganey
... was coined by the discoverer of this compound, Dr. Mechoulam; "ananda" means bliss or ecstasy.) Xiaofei Sun, Haibin Wang, Masaru Okabe, Kenneth Mackie, Philip J. Kingsley, Lawrence Marnett, Benjamin ...
