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Crime and Violence among MDMA Users in the United States

AIMS Public Health, 2015
The question of whether MDMA use is associated with increased crime and violence has not been adequately explored especially in nationally representative samples.
Michael G. Vaughn, Christopher P. Salas-Wright, Matt DeLisi, Brian E. Perron, David Cordova   +4 more
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Visuospatial working memory impairment in current and previous ecstasy/polydrug users [PDF]

, 2011
Objective: Previous research suggests that ecstasy users are impaired in processing visuospatial information. However, for the most part, the deficits observed appear to involve the recall and recognition of complex visual and geometric patterns.
Back-Madruga, Bedi, Bhattachary, Bolla, Brown, Brown, Buchert, Cabeza, Chang, Chase, Dafters, Dean, Dickson, Fisk, Fisk, Fisk, Fox, Fox, Gouzoulis-Mayfrank, Halpern, Hanson, Martin, McCann, McCann, McCarthy, Miyake, Montgomery, Oliveri, Raven, Rodgers, Schilt, Semple, Smith-Spark, Sola Llopis, Solowij, Verkes, Wareing, Wareing, Yip   +38 more
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Changes in interleukin-1 signal modulators induced by 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA): regulation by CB2 receptors and implications for neurotoxicity

Journal of Neuroinflammation, 2011
Background 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) produces a neuroinflammatory reaction in rat brain characterized by an increase in interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β) and microglial activation.
O'Shea Esther, Rubio Ana, Mayado Andrea, Gutierrez-Lopez Maria D, Torres Elisa, Colado Maria I   +5 more
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Altered brain activity and functional connectivity after MDMA-assisted therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2023
Introduction3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine-assisted therapy (MDMA-AT) for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has demonstrated promise in multiple clinical trials.
S. Parker Singleton, Julie B. Wang, Michael Mithoefer, Michael Mithoefer, Colleen Hanlon, Mark S. George, Mark S. George, Annie Mithoefer, Oliver Mithoefer, Allison R. Coker, Allison R. Coker, Berra Yazar-Klosinski, Amy Emerson, Rick Doblin, Amy Kuceyeski, Amy Kuceyeski   +15 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 Increases Excitability in the Dentate Gyrus: Role of 5HT2A Receptor Induced PGE2 Signaling [PDF]

, 2016
MDMA is a widely abused psychostimulant which causes release of serotonin in various forebrain regions. Recently, we reported that MDMA increases extracellular glutamate concentrations in the dentate gyrus, via activation of 5HT2A receptors.
Chiaia, Nicolas, Collins, Stuart A., Gudelsky, Gary A., Huff, Courtney, Yamamoto, Bryan K.   +4 more
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Protective effect of pentoxifylline on male Wistar rat testicular germ cell apoptosis induced by 3,4-methylenedioxymeth amphetamine [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences, 2016
Objective(s): 3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) one of the methamphetamine derivatives that affect the reproductive system, has not been well understood.
Mahnaz Nouri, Shabnam Movassaghi, Alireza foroumadi, Mansooreh Soleimani, Zahra Nadia Sharifi   +4 more
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MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for people diagnosed with treatment-resistant PTSD: what it is and what it isn’t

Annals of General Psychiatry, 2020
Background PTSD is a chronic condition with high rates of comorbidity, but current treatment options are limited and not always effective. One novel approach is MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for people diagnosed with treatment-resistant PTSD, where MDMA is
Louise Morgan
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Drugs in therapy. LSD, MDMA, marijuana, psilocybin, designer drugs and its potential in modern medicine. [PDF]

Farmacja Polska, 2020
Research on using drugs in medicine was almost completely stopped and delegalized in 1971, by Convention on Psychotropic Substances. Most of studies carried out before 1971 were methodologically inappropriate according to current research methodologies ...
Agata Tadeja
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An improved chaos method for monitoring the depth of anaesthesia [PDF]

, 2013
This paper proposed a new method to monitor the depth of anaesthesia (DoA) by modifying the Hurst parameters in Chaos method. Two new indices (CDoA and CsDoA) are proposed to estimate the anaesthesia states of patients. In order to reduce the fluctuation
Li, Yan, Nguyen-Ky, Tai, Wen, Peng
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