science

• • Hopkins Study Shows Brain Damage Evidence In "Ecstasy" Users
  • MDMA (ecstasy): Empathogen or love potion?
  • MDMA (Ecstasy)-assisted psychotherapy relieves treatment-resistant PTSD, study suggests
  • Do recreational drugs make us fail to remember?
  • Cocaine or ecstasy consumption during adolescence increases risk of addiction
  • Fatality Rates Among Young Drug Users A Cause For Concern
  • Two worlds of Drug Consumption in Late Modern Societies
  • Ecstasy use may lead to sleep apnea: Illegal "club drug" poisons neurons involved in control of breathing during sleep
  • Drug users know their stuff
  • Knock-Out Drugs: Narrow Window For Detection
  • Ecstasy Could Help Patients With Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Study Suggests
  • Ecstasy For Treatment Of Traumatic Anxiety
  • Pleasure Seekers: Clubbing Is A Controlled Rave Experience
  • Can Taking Ecstasy Once Damage Your Memory?
  • Potential Alzheimer"s, Parkinson"s Cure Found In Century-old Drug
  • New NHS Guidelines On Recreational Drugs In Nightclubs Are All The Rave
  • Ecstasy Deaths Linked To Raised Body Temperature
  • Young People Are Intentionally Drinking And Taking Drugs For Better Sex, European Survey Finds
  • Club Drugs Inflict Damage Similar To Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Neural Damage Provoked By Ecstasy Is Related To Ambient Temperature At Which It Is Consumed
  • Low Doses Of Ecstasy Associated With Decline In Verbal Memory
  • Ecstasy Can Harm The Brains Of First-time Users
  • "Ecstasy" Linked To Survival Of Key Movement-related Cells In Brain
  • New Mechanism Found For Neurodegenerative Effects Of Amphetamines In Mice
  • Loud Music Worsens Effects Of Taking Ecstasy
  • Ecstasy Affects Memory, New International Study Shows
  • Ecstasy Can Trigger Heart Attacks In Users
  • Taking Ecstasy During Pregnancy May Cause Brain Damage, Behavior Problems In Babies
  • Rat Study Shows Exposure To Ecstasy Early In Pregnancy Induces Brain, Behavior Changes
  • Ecstasy Link To Long-Term Brain Damage
  • Ecstasy Component May Help Researchers Measure Brain Damage From The Drug
  • Reseachers Find Evidence That Prenatal Use Of Ecstasy Can Cause Long-Term Memory Loss And Other Impairments In Offspring
  • Study Finds Long-Term Ecstasy Use Leads To Memory Loss
• Crystal Meth
  • OHSU Scientists Discover Mice Lacking Dopamine Receptor Are Supersensitive To Alcohol, Cocaine And Methamphetamine
  • Post-9/11 security zones blight landscape, create "architecture of fear"
  • Early-life brain inflammation may increase susceptibility to drug addiction in adulthood
  • Amphetamine use increases risk of aortic tears in young adults, study suggests
  • Fewer meth-related emergency visits reported following Oregon "anti-meth" legislation
  • Snails on methamphetamine: Memories formed by snails under influence of meth are harder to forget
  • Brain abnormalities identified that result from prenatal methamphetamine exposure
  • Undergrad researchers lay groundwork for drug addiction remedy
  • The buzz on fruit flies: New role in the search for addiction treatments
  • Wastewater Used To Map Illicit Drug Use
  • Brain Functions That Can Prevent Relapse Improve After A Year Of Methamphetamine Abstinence
  • Following Meth Use In Mice: Exercise Protects Against Damage Causing Leakage In Blood-brain Barrier
  • Prenatal Methamphetamine Exposure Linked To Abnormal Brain Development
  • Methamphetamine Use Cost United States About $23 Billion In 2005, Study Estimates
  • Success Of Anti-meth Ads Questioned By Study
  • Methamphetamine Abuse Linked To Underage Sex, Smoking And Drinking
  • Hope For Treating Relapse To Methamphetamine Abuse
  • Methamphetamine Enters Brain Quickly And Lingers
  • Pharmacology Of Crystal Meth Described
  • Amphetamine Abuse Linked To Heart Attacks In Young Adults
  • Methamphetamine Use In Pregnancy Damages Learning Ability Of Offspring, Study Suggests
  • Methamphetamine Addiction Mechanism Discovered, Explains Why Cravings Last So Long
  • Meth Use May Increase Risk Of Spreading HIV and other STDs, Study Suggests
  • Meth Exposure In Young Adults Leads To Long-term Behavioral Consequences
  • Crystal Methamphetamine Use In Young Adults May Be Higher Than Previously Reported
  • Chronic Methamphetamine Abuse Linked To Cardiovascular Disease, Study Suggests
  • New Vaccines Help Kick Drug Habits
  • Common Treatment For Methamphetamine Overdose May Damage Brain Cells
  • Lab Finds Meth Receptor That Could Lead To New Therapy
  • Amphetamine, Cocaine Usage Increase Risk Of Stroke Among Young Adults
  • Methamphetamine Use Increases Risks Of Artery Tears And Stroke
  • Hair Samples Show Babies Can Be Exposed To "Crystal Meth" While In The Womb
  • Stress Triggers Relapse In Meth Abuse, Study Finds
  • Use, As Well As "Meth Mouth," On The Rise
  • Methamphetamine Use Restricts Fetal Growth, Study Finds
  • Geography And Geospatial Technology Used To Study Patterns Of Seized Meth Lab
  • Meth Promotes Spread Of Virus In HIV-infected Users
  • Team Discovers Possible "Universal Strategy" To Combat Addiction
  • Genetics Plays Role In Relapse Of Illicit Drug-seeking Behavior
  • First Human Tests Of Antidepressant Bupropion As Methamphetamine Addiction Treatment Hold Promise
  • One Hit Of Crystal Meth Causes Birth Defects, Affects Fetuses At All Stages Of Development
  • Brain Region Recovery Possible In Former Methamphetamine Users
  • Chemists Identify Immune System Mechanism For Methamphetamine Binges
  • Methamphetamine"s Ruinous Effects On Children Documented In Midwest Study
  • Proposed Addiction Treatment Successful, Safe In Second Small Trial
  • New Study Suggests Methamphetamine Withdrawal Is Associated With Brain Changes Similar To Those Seen In Depression And Anxiety
  • Methamphetamine Drastically Increases Virus Ability To Replicate In Brain Tissue
  • Brain Shows Ability To Recover From Some Methamphetamine Damage