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A structured review of reasons for ecstasy use and related behaviours: pointers for future research

BMC Public Health, 2009
Background While the health risks of using ecstasy warrant intervention development, a recent meta-analysis of determinants of ecstasy use identified a number of lacunae in the literature.
Kok Gerjo, Peters Gjalt-Jorn
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Evidence for selective executive function deficits in ecstasy/polydrug users [PDF]

, 2009
Previous research has suggested that the separate aspects of executive functioning are differentially affected by ecstasy use. Although the inhibition process appears to be unaffected by ecstasy use, it is unclear whether this is true of heavy users ...
Fisk, John, Montgomery, C.
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Raves, clubs and ecstasy: the impact of peer pressure

Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering, 2005
Ecstasy has gained popularity among young adults who frequent raves and nightclubs. The Drug Enforcement Administration reported a 500 percent increase in the use of ecstasy between 1993 and 1998.
Baojun Song, Melissa Castillo-Garsow, Karen R. Ríos-Soto, Marcin Mejran, Leilani Henso, Carlos Castillo-Chavez   +5 more
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ERP evidence suggests executive dysfunction in ecstasy polydrug users [PDF]

, 2013
Background: Deficits in executive functions such as access to semantic/long-term memory have been shown in ecstasy users in previous research. Equally, there have been many reports of equivocal findings in this area.
A Gamma, A Miyake, A Pazos, AC Parrott, AG Verstraete, AJ Saykin, AP Burgess, B Kopp, C Casco, C Montgomery, C Montgomery, C Montgomery, C Montgomery, C Montgomery, C Whitney, C. A. Roberts, C. Montgomery, D Badre, D Davison, DE Hinkle, DM McDowell, DT Stuss, E Jefferies, EM Bekker, F. Tames, G Jager, G Kanayama, HC Fox, J Cole, J. E. Fisk, JA Horne, JE Fisk, JH Halpern, JR Folstein, M Terman, MA Wetherell, MJ Morgan, N Yeung, PN Murphy, RL Carhart-Harris, RM Ruff, RM Shiffrin, S Bhattachary, S Mejias, S Nieuwenhuis, S Rossi, S Sola de, S Suwazono, S. H. Fairclough, SJ Luck, SL Rosell, T Akerstedt, V Veen van, W Ritter   +53 more
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MDMA Powder, Pills and Crystal: The persistance of ecstasy and the poverty of policy. [PDF]

, 2009
Commonly known as ecstasy, MDMA has been central to the British acid house, rave and dance club scene over the last 20 years. Figures from the annual national British Crime Survey suggest that ecstasy use has declined since 2001. This apparent decline is
Measham, Fiona, Moore, Karenza, Smith, Zoe   +2 more
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Factors Associated with Ecstasy Use in Students of Qazvin University of Medical Sciences [PDF]

حیات, 2009
Background & Aim: Drug addiction, especially addiction to Ecstasy has ruinous effect on lives. Lack of knowledge is the most important cause of Ecstasy use among young adults.
L Yekkehfallah, A Momeni, A Torkashvand, H Jahani Hashemi   +3 more
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Effects of ecstasy/polydrug use on memory for associative information [PDF]

, 2012
Rationale Associative learning underpins behaviours that are fundamental to the everyday functioning of the individual. Evidence pointing to learning deficits in recreational drug users merits further examination.
A Klugman, A Miyake, AD Castel, AJ Sankoh, AJ Verdejo-García, BG Tabachnick, C Montgomery, C Montgomery, C Montgomery, Catharine Montgomery, DC Howell, Denis T. Gallagher, E Gouzoulis-Mayfrank, E O’Shea, F Indlekofer, G Jager, GMP Roberts, HC Fox, J Brown, J Cohen, J Lawston, J Raven, J Tanji, JE Fisk, JE Fisk, Jeannie Judge, John E. Fisk, JR Law, K McCardle, KI Bolla, L Messinis, M Moscovitch, M Moscovitch, M Wareing, MJ Morgan, MT Reinitz, MT Reinitz, N Solowij, NEA Kroll, Paul J. Taylor, PM Thompson, PN Murphy, RE Passingham, RH Logie, RJ Croft, RJ Croft, S Darke, Sarita J. Robinson, T Schilt, Y Sekine   +49 more
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Prospective memory functioning among ecstasy/polydrug users: evidence from the Cambridge Prospective Memory Test (CAMPROMPT) [PDF]

, 2011
Rationale: Prospective memory (PM) deficits in recreational drug users have been documented in recent years. However, the assessment of PM has largely been restricted to self-reported measures that fail to capture the distinction between event-based and
A Costa, A Miyake, A Rey, BA Wilson, BA Wilson, BG Tabachnick, C Montgomery, C Montgomery, C Montgomery, C Thompson, Catharine Montgomery, CC Adda, D Tomasi, DM Spooner, F Hadjiefthyvoulou, Florentia Hadjiefthyvoulou, HC Fox, HG Pope Jr, J Fleming, J Okuda, J Raven, J Rodgers, J Rodgers, JD Henry, JE Fisk, JE Fisk, John E. Fisk, JR Crawford, JR Leitz, KL Medina, L Reneman, L Reneman, M Kliegel, MA McDaniel, N Solowij, Nikola Bridges, PG Rendell, PG Rendell, PG Rendell, PN Murphy, PW Burgess, R Hannon, RA Dixon, RL Marsh, RM Roth, S McHale, SJ Gilbert, T Martin, T Paraskevaides, TM Heffernan, TM Heffernan, Y Goto, YCT Groot   +52 more
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5-HTTLPR Genotype Moderates the Effects of Past Ecstasy Use on Verbal Memory Performance in Adolescent and Emerging Adults: A Pilot Study. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Ecstasy use is associated with memory deficits. Serotonin transporter gene (5-HTTLPR) polymorphisms have been linked with memory function in healthy samples.
Natasha E Wright, Judith A Strong, Erika R Gilbart, Skyler G Shollenbarger, Krista M Lisdahl   +4 more
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Everyday and prospective memory deficits in ecstasy/polydrug users [PDF]

, 2010
The impact of ecstasy/polydrug use on real-world memory (i.e. everyday memory, cognitive failures and prospective memory [PM]) was investigated in a sample of 42 ecstasy/polydrug users and 31 non-ecstasy users. Laboratory-based PM tasks were administered
Bridges, Nikola, Bridges, Nikola, Fisk, John E, Fisk, John E, Hadjiefthyvoulou, F., Hadjiefthyvoulou, F., Montgomery, Catharine, Montgomery, Catharine   +7 more
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