The abused drug MDMA (Ecstasy) induces programmed death of human serotonergic cells

Abstract

The widely abused amphetamine analog 3, 4‐methylenecdioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, also called “ecstasy”) induces hallucination and psychostimulation, as well as long‐term neuropsychiatric behaviors such as panic and psychosis. In rodents and monkeys, MDMA is …