Amphetamines represent a class of psychotropic compounds, widely abused for their
stimulant, euphoric, anorectic, and, in some cases, emphathogenic, entactogenic, and …

Psychostimulant, cardiovascular, and temperature actions of stimulants involve adrenergic
(norepinephrine), dopaminergic (dopamine), and serotonergic (serotonin) pathways …

Written for practitioners in the field, this critically acclaimed bestseller provides authoritative
information focused on the investigation of drug-related deaths and practical approaches to …

The goal of this work is to discuss brain temperature as a physiological parameter, which
reflects the balance between metabolism-related intra-brain heat production and heat loss …

It is well known that temperature affects the dynamics of all physicochemical processes
governing neural activity. It is also known that the brain has high levels of metabolic activity …

Ecstasy is the second most widely abused illegal drug in Europe. Ecstasy is the colloquial
name for 3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), but not all Ecstasy tablets contain …

Background Synthetic cathinones are popularly referred to in the media as “bath salts.”
Through the direct and indirect activation of the sympathetic nervous system, smoking …

3, 4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) is a relatively novel drug of abuse and as
such little is currently known of its behavioural pharmacology. This review aims to examine …

When the individual is alerted by painful or salient stimuli, there is a vigorous
sympathetically mediated constriction of the cutaneous vascular bed. We investigated …

Abstract Rationale Although 3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA; Ecstasy) has
been reported to cause fatal hyperthermia, few studies of the effects of MDMA on core body …