Is cognitive functioning impaired in methamphetamine users? A critical review

CL Hart, CB Marvin, R Silver, EE Smith - Neuropsychopharmacology, 2012 - nature.com
The prevailing view is that recreational methamphetamine use causes a broad range of
severe cognitive deficits, despite the fact that concerns have been raised about …

Human psychobiology of MDMA or 'Ecstasy': an overview of 25 years of empirical research

AC Parrott - Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Aims This paper aimed to review how scientific knowledge about the human psychobiology
of MDMA has developed over time. Methods In this paper, the empirical findings from earlier …

LSD acutely impairs fear recognition and enhances emotional empathy and sociality

PC Dolder, Y Schmid, F Müller, S Borgwardt… - …, 2016 - nature.com
Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) is used recreationally and has been evaluated as an
adjunct to psychotherapy to treat anxiety in patients with life-threatening illness. LSD is well …

Durability of improvement in post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms and absence of harmful effects or drug dependency after 3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine …

MC Mithoefer, MT Wagner… - Journal of …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
We report follow-up data evaluating the long-term outcomes for the first completed trial of 3,
4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)-assisted psychotherapy for chronic, treatment …

Safety pharmacology of acute MDMA administration in healthy subjects

P Vizeli, ME Liechti - Journal of Psychopharmacology, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
3, 4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA; ecstasy) is being investigated in MDMA-
assisted psychotherapy. The present study characterized the safety pharmacology of single …

Drug-induced social connection: Both MDMA and methamphetamine increase feelings of connectedness during controlled dyadic conversations

H Molla, R Lee, S Lyubomirsky, H de Wit - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
MDMA is a stimulant-like drug with distinctive empathogenic effects. Its pro-social effects,
such as feelings of connectedness, may contribute to both its popularity as a recreational …

The effects of MDMA on socio-emotional processing: Does MDMA differ from other stimulants?

AK Bershad, MA Miller, MJ Baggott… - Journal of …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
±3, 4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) is a popular recreational drug that
enhances sociability and feelings of closeness with others. These “prosocial” effects appear …

[HTML][HTML] Use and abuse of dissociative and psychedelic drugs in adolescence

MLS Bates, KA Trujillo - Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, 2021 - Elsevier
Adolescence is a period of profound developmental changes, which run the gamut from
behavioral and neural to physiological and hormonal. It is also a time at which there is an …

Efficacy of psychostimulant drugs for amphetamine abuse or dependence

C Pérez‐Mañá, X Castells, M Torrens… - Cochrane Database …, 2013 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Amphetamine dependence is a public health problem with medical, psychiatric,
cognitive, legal and socioeconomic consequences. To date, no pharmacological treatment …

Methamphetamine, amphetamine, and aggression in humans: A systematic review of drug administration studies

KY O'Malley, CL Hart, S Casey, LA Downey - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
The relationship between amphetamine use and aggressive or violent behaviour is unclear.
This review examined laboratory data collected in humans, who were administered an acute …