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  Long-Term Users of Ecstasy Risk Structural Brain Damage, Study Suggests

  April 6, 2011 — Long term users of the popular recreational drug ecstasy risk structural brain damage, suggests preliminary ... > full story
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  New Study Finds No Cognitive Impairment Among Ecstasy Users

  February 15, 2011 — In contrast to many prior studies, ecstasy users in a new study showed no signs of cognitive impairment attributable to drug use: ecstasy use did not decrease mental ... > full story
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  MDMA (Ecstasy): Empathogen or Love Potion?

  December 15, 2010 — MDMA -- commonly known as ecstasy -- increases feelings of empathy and social connection. These 'empathogenic' effects suggest that MDMA might be useful to enhance the psychotherapy of people who ... > full story
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  Cocaine and Ecstasy Detected in Waters of the L'Albufera in Valencia, Spain

  September 22, 2010 — The water in the canals and irrigation channels in the L'Albufera Natural Park in Valencia contain cocaine, ecstasy and a further six drugs. Researchers have issued a warning about the continued ... > full story
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  MDMA (Ecstasy)-Assisted Psychotherapy Relieves Treatment-Resistant PTSD, Study Suggests

  July 19, 2010 — MDMA (also known as Ecstasy), may one day offer hope for individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), even people for whom other treatments have failed. Clinical trial suggests that MDMA ... > full story
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  Do Recreational Drugs Make Us Fail to Remember?

  February 23, 2010 — Have you ever forgotten to post an important letter or let an appointment slip your mind? A new study from UK researchers suggests that for those who regularly use ecstasy or other recreational ... > full story
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  Cocaine or Ecstasy Consumption During Adolescence Increases Risk of Addiction

  February 4, 2010 — Exposure to ecstasy or cocaine during adolescence increases the "reinforcing effects" that make people vulnerable to developing an addiction. This is the main conclusion of a research team that has ... > full story
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  Fatality Rates Among Young Drug Users A Cause For Concern

  January 29, 2010 — Ecstasy-related death rates in young users is a cause for concern, researchers ... > full story
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  Two Worlds of Drug Consumption in Late Modern Societies

  January 21, 2010 — Europeans belong to the largest consumers of illicit drugs, absorbing about one fifth of the global heroin, cocaine and cannabis supply, as well as one third of ecstasy production (UNODC World Drug ... > full story
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  Ecstasy Use May Lead to Sleep Apnea: Illegal 'Club Drug' Poisons Neurons Involved in Control of Breathing During Sleep

  December 2, 2009 — Repeated use of the drug popularly known as "ecstasy" significantly raises the risk of developing sleep apnea in otherwise healthy young adults with no other known risk factors for the sleep ... > full story

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