Ecstasy and neurodegeneration

EDITOR,-A Richard Green and Guy M Goodwin rightly point out that the risk of long term consequences of neurodegeneration associated with the use of ecstasy (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine) may be greater than the risk of death from acute toxicity. 1 Having reviewed the compelling evidence linking...

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Published in:BMJ 1996-08, Vol.313 (7054), p.423-424
Main Authors: Merrill, John, Saunders, Nicholas, Winstock, Adam R., King, Leslie A., Shewan, David, Dalgarno, Phil, Stell, Ian M., Ryan, John M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Dosage
Ecstasy
Emergency departments
Illicit drugs
Letters
Nerves
Neurodegeneration
Neurotoxicity
Police
Psychotropics
Seizures
Veterinary drugs
Writing tablets
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Summary:EDITOR,-A Richard Green and Guy M Goodwin rightly point out that the risk of long term consequences of neurodegeneration associated with the use of ecstasy (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine) may be greater than the risk of death from acute toxicity. 1 Having reviewed the compelling evidence linking ecstasy with neurotoxicity in animals, they omit what is perhaps the strongest indication of neurotoxicity in humans.
ISSN:0959-8138
1468-5833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.313.7054.423