Cognitive performance in recreational ecstasy polydrug users: a two-year follow-up study

• Published in: Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford) Vol. 22; no. 5; p. 498
• Main Authors: de Sola Llopis, S, Miguelez-Pan, M, Peña-Casanova, J, Poudevida, S, Farré, M, Pacifici, R, Böhm, P, Abanades, S, Verdejo García, A, Langohr, K, Zuccaro, P, de la Torre, R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.07.2008
• Subjects: Adult; Cognition Disorders - chemically induced; Drug Synergism; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Hallucinogens - adverse effects; Humans; Male; Marijuana Abuse - physiopathology; Memory Disorders - chemically induced; N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine - adverse effects; Street Drugs - adverse effects; Substance-Related Disorders - physiopathology; Young Adult

There is important preclinical evidence of long lasting neurotoxic and selective effects of ecstasy MDMA on serotonin systems in non-human primates. In humans long-term recreational use of ecstasy has been mainly associated with learning and memory impairments. The aim of the present study was to in...