ecstasy

Ecstasy could help patients with post-traumatic stress disorder

harminka — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:09:28 -0500

Ecstasy may help suffers of post-traumatic stress learn to deal with their memories more effectively by encouraging a feeling of safety, according to an article in the Journal of Psychopharmacology published today by SAGE.

Cause of neural damage provoked by Ecstasy

harminka — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 06:11:57 -0500

There exists a direct relationship between the consumption of MDMA, or Ecstasy, at a high ambient temperature and an increase in the neural damage which this drug provokes. This was the conclusion of the research carried out by Beatriz Goñi at the School of Pharmacy of the University of Navarra.

China to intensify drug war

Dinka — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 10:03:37 -0500

China's State Councilor and Minister of Public Security Zhou Yongkang on Thursday called for reinforced anti-drug efforts to strengthen achievements in fighting heroin and curbing the spread of new types of drugs such as ecstasy and "ice".

Low doses of ecstasy associated with decline in verbal memory

harminka — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 03:03:22 -0500

Even low doses of Ecstasy may be associated with a decline in language-related memory, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Drugs classification by amount of harm, 'matrix of harm'

harminka — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 02:28:21 -0500

A new study published today in the Lancet proposes that drugs should be classified by the amount of harm that they do, rather than the sharp A, B and C divisions in the UK Misuse of Drugs Act