Pill content, dose and resulting plasma concentrations of 3, 4‐methylendioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) in recreational 'ecstasy'users

KM Morefield, M Keane, P Felgate, JM White… - …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To improve our understanding of the pharmacology of 'ecstasy'in recreational
environments; in particular, to describe the composition of ecstasy pills, patterns of ecstasy …

Increased intensity of Ecstasy and polydrug usage in the more experienced recreational Ecstasy/MDMA users: a WWW study

AB Scholey, AC Parrott, T Buchanan, TM Heffernan… - Addictive …, 2004 - Elsevier
Recreational Ecstasy/MDMA (3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine) users often take a
variety of psychoactive drugs, but there is little empirical data on how these drug …

Human pharmacology of 3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, ecstasy) after repeated doses taken 2 h apart

AM Peiró, M Farré, PN Roset, M Carbó, M Pujadas… - …, 2013 - Springer
Abstract Background 3, 4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, ecstasy) is one of the
most abused recreational drugs. Its usual pattern of misuse includes repeated doses taken …

Human pharmacology of 3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, ecstasy) after repeated doses taken 4 h apart Human pharmacology of MDMA after repeated …

M Farré, A Tomillero, C Pérez-Mañá, S Yubero… - European …, 2015 - Elsevier
Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, ecstasy) is a popular psychostimulant,
frequently associated with multiple administrations over a short period of time. Repeated …

Patterns of ecstasy use by drug users

R Hammersley, J Ditton, I Smith… - British journal of …, 1999 - academic.oup.com
To establish patterns of MDMA (ecstasy) use and relate these to other substance use, health
and social problems related to ecstasy use, a multi-site chain-referral sample was recruited …

Patterns of use and harm reduction practices of ecstasy users in Australia

K Allott, J Redman - Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 2006 - Elsevier
Harm reduction refers to the use of strategies to prevent or reduce harmful consequences
associated with illicit drug use. There is a paucity of research concerning the harm reduction …

Non‐linear pharmacokinetics of MDMA ('ecstasy') in humans

R De La Torre, M Farre, J Ortuno, M Mas… - British journal of …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Aims 3, 4‐Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, commonly called ecstasy) is a
synthetic compound increasingly popular as a recreational drug. Little is known about its …

Is ecstasy MDMA? A review of the proportion of ecstasy tablets containing MDMA, their dosage levels, and the changing perceptions of purity

AC Parrott - Psychopharmacology, 2004 - Springer
Aims Not every tablet sold as “ecstasy” contains MDMA (3, 4-
methylenedioxymethamphetamine). The historical origins and evolution of this mismatch will …

Variability in the 3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine content of 'ecstasy'tablets in the UK

DM Wood, V Stribley, PI Dargan, S Davies… - Emergency Medicine …, 2011 - emj.bmj.com
Background Toxicity, such as hyperpyrexia, associated with the use of 3, 4-
methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA;'ecstasy') appears to be related to serum MDMA …

The content of ecstasy tablets: implications for the study of their long‐term effects

JC Cole, M Bailey, HR Sumnall, GF Wagstaff… - …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To examine the variation in the content of ecstasy tablets seized in the north‐west of
England during 2001 and to compare it to the UK average from 1991 to 2001 …