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Toronto's drug policy paradox: Harm reduction sites and drug police occurrences in Toronto neighborhoods (1992–2020)

Criminology, EarlyView.
Abstract Discourse around drug policy presents a stark contrast between policing and harm reduction models, sparking debates on the state's regulatory versus protective role. Canada is an ideal case to study drug policy models due to its global recognition as a leader in harm reduction alongside continued reliance on policing of drugs.
Taylor Domingos
wiley   +1 more source

Knowledge and Performance of Adolescents towards Ecstasy Abuse, in the West Area of Tehran

نشریه پرستاری ایران, 2006
Background & Aim: Drug abuse is a kind of unhealthy behaviour or behavioural disorder especially among adolescents. Ecstasy is one of the most dangerous substance which is abused and has numerous harmful side effects.
N. Seyedfatemi, F. Khoshnava-foomani, N. Behbahani, F. Hosseini   +3 more
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The effects of concurrent cannabis use among ecstasy users: neuroprotective or neurotoxic? [PDF]

, 2006
The research evidence regarding the potential effects of ecstasy suggests that it may be neurotoxic and that its use is associated with cognitive impairment.
Azad, Carter, Croxford, Curran, Doble, Drysdale, Fehr, Fisk, Fisk, Fisk, Fisk, Fisk, Fox, Gonzalez, Grundy, Guzman, Hall, Hubert, Johnson-Laird, Lawston, Malberg, Malberg, McCann, Miyake, Montgomery, Montgomery, Montgomery, Morgan, Morgan, Morgan, Parrott, Pope, Pope, Raven, Rawls, Reneman, Reneman, Reneman, Rodgers, Rubovitch, Sarne, Sarne, Solowij, Wareing, Wareing, Wareing, Wareing   +46 more
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Characteristics of methamphetamine‐related deaths in the United Kingdom, 1997–2024

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims People who use methamphetamine have a standardised mortality ratio 6.8 times greater than the general population, with several countries reporting concerning increases in methamphetamine‐related mortality over the past decade.
Emmert Roberts, Rebecca McKetin, Caroline Copeland   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Contingency management interventions for substance use and addictive behaviours: Review of the United Kingdom evidence base

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Substance use and other addictive behaviours including gambling remain major public health concerns in the UK. Despite the effectiveness of substance use treatment approaches, treatment adherence and success rates remain low.
Carol‐Ann Getty, Tricia McQuarrie, Eileen Brobbin   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence Rate of Using ٍEcstasy among Medical Sciences Students in Urmia University in 2007

پزشکی بالینی ابن سینا, 2012
Introduction & Objective: The present study aims to achieve a comprehensive depiction of ecstasy consumption among the students of Urmia University of medical sciences in 2007.
Shamsi Miri Ghaffarzadeh, Hamidreza Farrokh Eslamloo, Hamid Faramarzzadeh, Hasan Nazari, Zakieh Ahmadi Doiran   +4 more
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Differential effects of MDMA and methylphenidate on social cognition [PDF]

, 2014
Social cognition is important in everyday-life social interactions. The social cognitive effects of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, 'ecstasy') and methylphenidate (both used for neuroenhancement and as party drugs) are largely unknown.
Crockett, Molly J., Hysek, Cédric M., Liechti, Matthias E., Quednow, Boris B., Schmid, Yasmin, Simmler, Linda D.   +5 more
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What About Eco‐Populism? A Neglected Historical Tradition

Constellations, EarlyView.
Federico Tarragoni
wiley   +1 more source

Rare but relevant: MDMA and hyponatraemia

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Conventionally used for its stimulant, empathogenic and entactogenic effects, 3,4‐methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, ecstasy) is one of the most commonly used psychoactive drugs, specifically among young adults and in nightlife and recreational party contexts.
Maria Rita Garcia, Nelson G. M. Gomes, Diana Dias‐da‐Silva   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sleep Impairment in Ecstasy/Polydrug and Cannabis-Only Users [PDF]

The present study investigated aspects of sleep quality in ecstasy and cannabis users. Two-hundred and twenty seven participants (117 ecstasy/polydrug users, 53 cannabis users and 57 drug naive participants) took part. The participants completed measures
Fisk, JE, Montgomery, C
core   +1 more source