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Ecstasy Can Trigger Heart Attacks In Users
November 26, 2003 — The illegal drug MDMA (Methylene 3, 4 dioxy-methamphetamine) more commonly known as "Ecstasy" or "XTC," can trigger heart attacks, according to a case report in the December issue of ... > full story -
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Taking Ecstasy During Pregnancy May Cause Brain Damage, Behavior Problems In Babies
September 3, 2003 — Women who take the drug Ecstasy in their first trimester of pregnancy may be putting their unborn child at risk for brain damage, according to a study published in the September issue of the journal ... > full story -
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Rat Study Shows Exposure To Ecstasy Early In Pregnancy Induces Brain, Behavior Changes
September 2, 2003 — Researchers at Rush Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center in Chicago have shown that 21-day-old rat pups exposed in the womb to the drug MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, often called ... > full story -
Ecstasy Link To Long-Term Brain Damage
March 5, 2002 — Disturbing evidence is emerging that the increasingly popular drug ecstasy can be linked to users suffering long-term brain damage. University of Adelaide researchers have found that ecstasy taken on ... > full story -
Ecstasy Component May Help Researchers Measure Brain Damage From The Drug
August 14, 2001 — Researchers in Spain have isolated for the first time a by-product of the illicit drug Ecstasy that is believed to cause some of the brain damage associated with the drug. They believe their finding ... > full story -
Reseachers Find Evidence That Prenatal Use Of Ecstasy Can Cause Long-Term Memory Loss And Other Impairments In Offspring
May 1, 2001 — Researchers have reported the first evidence that a mother’s use of MDMA (ecstasy) during pregnancy may result in specific types of long-term learning and memory impairments in her offspring. ... > full story -
Study Finds Long-Term Ecstasy Use Leads To Memory Loss
April 10, 2001 — Long-term users of 'ecstacy,' the street name for the drug methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), tend to experience memory loss or impairment, according to a study reported in the April 10 ... > full story -
Ecstasy Use Depletes Brain's Serotonin Levels
July 27, 2000 — Use of the recreational drug Ecstasy causes a severe reduction in the amount of serotonin in the brain, according to a study in the July 25 issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American ... > full story -
Hopkins Study Shows Brain Damage Evidence In 'Ecstasy' Users
October 31, 1998 — The common street drug "ecstasy" causes brain damage in people, according to a new Johns Hopkins study. In a report in The Lancet released last week, Hopkins scientists show that the drug -- known ... > full story
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