... and Meta-Analyses) guidelines. Search terms utilized were “MDMA” or “ecstasy” in combination with “desire,” “arousal,” “lubrication,” “orgasm,” “pleasure,” “libido,” “erection,” and “ejaculation.” Inclusion criteria for this review were MDMA use by study subjects and sexual outcomes in at least 1 domain...

... in hand, in a state of musical ecstasy. Highlighting the importance of this painting, which thus far has received little attention from musicologists, this article seeks to unpack the ambiguities inherent in Reni’s portrayal of the virgin martyr as a violinist. Taking the complex tradition linking Cecilia...

... lyrical excess and its role in religious ecstasy, which is cast as the solitary fancy of the poet), this article analyses Crashaw’s content in light of his ‘fluid form’ in order to complicate an underlying assumption in Crashaw scholarship, namely, that ecstatic states are primarily solitary, typified...

..., please e-mail: [email protected] 2015 Abstract MDMA (ecstasy) is an illicit drug that stimulates monoamine neurotransmitter release and inhibits reuptake. MDMA’s acute cardiotoxicity includes tachycardia and arrhythmia which are associated with cardiomyopathy. MDMA acute cardiotoxicity has...

..., and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. For commercial re-use, please contact [email protected] Abstract 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, ‘ecstasy’) is used recreationally to improve mood and sociability, and has generated clinical interest as a possible...

...: [email protected] 2014 Abstract 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA; “ecstasy”) is a potentially neurotoxic recreational drug of abuse. Though the mechanisms involved are still not completely understood, formation of reactive metabolites and mitochondrial dysfunction contribute to MDMA-related...

...-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, ‘ecstasy’) releases serotonin and norepinephrine. MDMA is reported to produce empathogenic and prosocial feelings. It is unknown whether MDMA in fact alters empathic concern and prosocial behavior. We investigated the acute effects of MDMA using the Multifaceted Empathy Test (MET), dynamic...

...Michael L. Moritz; Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh; Juan Carlos Ayus Correspondence and offprint requests to: Juan Carlos Ayus; E-mail: [email protected] 28 2 2013 29 3 2013 © The Author 2013. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of ERA-EDTA. All rights reserved. 2013 ecstasy...

...-EDTA. All rights reserved. 2013 an increasingly common cause of hyponatremic encephalopathy in the outpatient setting is the use of the recreational drug ecstasy (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine [MDMA]) FIGURE 1: Plasma sodium concentration of all participants. The plasma sodium concentration...

...Maarten van den Buuse; Thorsten Becker; Perrin Kwek; Sally Martin; Emma Ruimschotel; Victoria Risbrough The increased recreational use of the illicit drug, ‘Ecstasy’ (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine; MDMA), and its potential detrimental long-term effects (Kalant, 2001 ) have sparked many...

... University Press on behalf of the Society of Toxicology. All rights reserved. For permissions, please email: [email protected] 2011 Abstract Neurotoxicity of the amphetamine analogs methamphetamine (METH) and 3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA) (the active metabolite of ecstasy) may involve...

...Mohamed Tarek Eldehni; Ian S.D. Roberts; Ramesh Naik; Emma Vaux Abstract The use of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, also known as MDMA or ecstasy, has been associated with vascular and end-organ damage. This case report describes, with histological evidence, the development renal venous...

... that subjects used ecstasy on even a single occasion (e.g. McCann et al., 1998b ; Reneman et al., 2001 ; de Win et al., 2008a ; Selvaraj et al., 2009 ). This is a highly relevant concern as ecstasy users are often not aware of the drugs provided...

...Sami Ben Hamida; Antoine Tracqui; Anne Pereira de Vasconcelos; Esther Szwarc; Christine Lazarus; Christian Kelche; Byron C. Jones; Jean-Christophe Cassel 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA or ecstasy) is a recreational drug which has reached high use among young people (Green et al...

... (MDMA; ‘ecstasy’) enhances serotonin and dopamine transmission. Repeated binge treatment with MDMA (5 mg/kg, 3 times daily, 3 h apart, once per week for 4 wk) was found to increase gene expression of S100B, a neurotrophic factor that modulates neuronal plasticity. Mutant mice overexpressing S100B were...

...Maartje M. L. de Win; Gerry Jager; Jan Booij; Liesbeth Reneman; Thelma Schilt; Cristina Lavini; Sílvia D. Olabarriaga; Gerard J. den Heeten; Wim van den Brink A cohort of 188 ecstasy-naive young adults (77 males, 111 females, 21.7 ± 3.0 year) with a relatively high probability of starting to use...

[email protected] 2008 Abstract Aims Our aim was to determine whether the repeated, binge administration of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (ecstasy; MDMA) produces structural and/or functional changes in the myocardium that are associated with oxidative stress. Methods and results Echocardiography...

...A. P. Hall; J. A. Henry An association between Ecstasy use and cerebral haemorrhage, cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, and aplastic anaemia has been reported. 18 26 33 37 56 There have also been a number of reports of pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum in Ecstasy users. 3 39 53 In one...

... is a requirement, aggressive behaviour and acute anti-aggressive effects of MDMA and 5-HT_1B receptor agonists remain intact 3 wk after a single dose of the drug despite significant damage to the serotonergic system. Aggression ecstasy local cerebral metabolic rate of glucose utilization 5...

...Simon B Holmes; Anindo K Banerjee; William D Alexander A 26-year-old man was admitted to hospital after a seizure at home. He had ingested one tablet of ecstasy 6 hours prior to the onset of the seizures. In keeping with popular practice, he had consumed a large volume of water along...