Ecstasy Deaths Linked To Raised Body Temperature
Saturday, May 31, 2008 - 09:28
in Health & Medicine
A new study has revealed that effects of the drug ecstasy are compounded when taken in warm environments. Preclinical research shows that ecstasy deaths, which are invariably related to elevated body temperature, may be related to drug users' failure to recognize their body is abnormally hot.
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