Brain serotonin function in MDMA (ecstasy) users: evidence for persisting neurotoxicity

MM Benningfield, RL Cowan - Neuropsychopharmacology, 2013 - nature.com

Author(s): Ronald Cowan , Margaret McCullough Benningfield

Focus: MDMA

Abstract:

3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA; ecstasy) is a popular recreational drug, and clinical trials are investigating MDMA as a treatment for anxiety. Animal models suggest that MDMA causes chronic serotonin neurotoxicity, especially in neocortex. Given the role of …