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Young People Are Intentionally Drinking And Taking Drugs For Better Sex, European Survey Finds
May 8, 2008 — Teenagers and young adults across Europe drink and take drugs as part of deliberate sexual strategies. A third of 16-35 year old males and a quarter of females surveyed are drinking alcohol to ... > full story -
Club Drugs Inflict Damage Similar To Traumatic Brain Injury
November 29, 2007 — Researchers say certain club drugs trigger a chemical chain reaction in the brain similar to what occurs during traumatic brain injury, leading to cell death, memory loss and potentially irreversible ... > full story -
Neural Damage Provoked By Ecstasy Is Related To Ambient Temperature At Which It Is Consumed
August 3, 2007 — There exists a direct relationship between the consumption of MDMA, or ecstasy, at a high ambient temperature and an increase in the neural damage which this drug ... > full story -
Low Doses Of Ecstasy Associated With Decline In Verbal Memory
June 4, 2007 — Even low doses of Ecstasy may be associated with a decline in language-related memory, according to a new ... > full story -
Addiction Breakthrough May Lead To New Treatments
March 2, 2007 — Scientists at the University of Cambridge have discovered why some individuals may be predisposed to drug addiction and believe it may lead to better treatments for this brain ... > full story -
Ecstasy Can Harm The Brains Of First-Time Users
November 28, 2006 — Researchers have discovered that even a small amount of MDMA, better known as ecstasy, can be harmful to the brain, according to the first study to look at the neurotoxic effects of low doses of the ... > full story -
'Ecstasy' Linked To Survival Of Key Movement-Related Cells In Brain
October 18, 2006 — New research from the University of Cincinnati suggests that the widely abused club drug "ecstasy," or MDMA, can increase the survival of dopamine cells in the brain during fetal development. Because ... > full story -
New Mechanism Found For Neurodegenerative Effects Of Amphetamines In Mice
April 5, 2006 — Researchers have discovered a new mechanism for the neurodegenerative effects of amphetamines. These drugs are converted in the brain into free radicals, highly reactive molecules that cause ... > full story -
Loud Music Worsens Effects Of Taking Ecstasy
February 24, 2006 — Loud music prolongs the effects of taking ecstasy for up to five days. A study published today in the open access journal BMC Neuroscience shows that the reduction in rats' brain activity induced by ... > full story -
Ecstasy Affects Memory, New International Study Shows
January 15, 2004 — People who take the recreational drug ecstasy risk impairing their memory, according to an international study which surveyed users in places including the USA, UK, other European countries and ... > full story
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