Posted by SalArmy4me on April 23, 2001, at 0:58:41
Ecstasy use is safe--if you disregard the mountain full of scientific evidence that proves that Ecstasy causes depression:
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[Ecstasy--long-lasting effects]?
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Site-specific regulation of corticosteroid and serotonin receptor subtype gene expression in the rat hippocampus following 3,4-MDMA: role of corticosterone and serotonin.
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2,5-Bis-(glutathion-S-yl)-alpha-methyldopamine, a putative metabolite of (+/-)-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDMA), decreases brain serotonin concentrations.
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Depression of rat brain tryptophan hydroxylase activity following the acute administration of methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA).
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Stereochemical effects of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) and related amphetamine derivatives on inhibition of uptake of [3H]monoamines into synaptosomes from different regions of rat brain.
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Toxicity of methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) in the dog and the rat.
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The effects of amphetamine-like designer drugs on monoaminergic systems in the brain.
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The effects of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) and 3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA) on monoaminergic systems in the rat brain.
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Human neurotoxicity of MDMA ('Ecstasy'): subjective self-reports, evidence from an Italian drug addiction centre and clinical case studies.
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