Knock-Out Drugs: Narrow Window For Detection
Drug-facilitated sexual crimes are increasing. Germany's Bonn Institute for Forensic Medicine has recorded that the number of examinations on the use of intoxicants in sexual offences within their...
View ArticleWastewater Used To Map Illicit Drug Use
A team of researchers has mapped patterns of illicit drug use across the state of Oregon using a method of sampling municipal wastewater before it is treated. Their findings provide a one-day snapshot...
View ArticleDrug users know their stuff
Drug users are well informed about the harms associated with the drugs they use, and perceive alcohol and tobacco to be amongst the most dangerous substances, according to a new survey.
View ArticleEcstasy use may lead to sleep apnea: Illegal 'club drug' poisons neurons...
Repeated use of the drug popularly known as "ecstasy" significantly raises the risk of developing sleep apnea in otherwise healthy young adults with no other known risk factors for the sleep...
View ArticleTwo worlds of Drug Consumption in Late Modern Societies
Europeans belong to the largest consumers of illicit drugs, absorbing about one fifth of the global heroin, cocaine and cannabis supply, as well as one third of ecstasy production (UNODC World Drug...
View ArticleFatality Rates Among Young Drug Users A Cause For Concern
Ecstasy-related death rates in young users is a cause for concern, researchers report.
View ArticleCocaine or ecstasy consumption during adolescence increases risk of addiction
Exposure to ecstasy or cocaine during adolescence increases the "reinforcing effects" that make people vulnerable to developing an addiction. This is the main conclusion of a research team that has...
View ArticleDo recreational drugs make us fail to remember?
Have you ever forgotten to post an important letter or let an appointment slip your mind? A new study from UK researchers suggests that for those who regularly use ecstasy or other recreational drugs,...
View ArticleMDMA (Ecstasy)-assisted psychotherapy relieves treatment-resistant PTSD,...
MDMA (also known as Ecstasy), may one day offer hope for individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), even people for whom other treatments have failed. Clinical trial suggests that MDMA can...
View ArticleMDMA (ecstasy): Empathogen or love potion?
MDMA -- commonly known as ecstasy -- increases feelings of empathy and social connection. These 'empathogenic' effects suggest that MDMA might be useful to enhance the psychotherapy of people who...
View ArticleNew study finds no cognitive impairment among ecstasy users
In contrast to many prior studies, ecstasy users in a new study showed no signs of cognitive impairment attributable to drug use: ecstasy use did not decrease mental ability.
View ArticleEcstasy associated with chronic change in brain function
Ecstasy -- the illegal "rave" drug that produces feelings of euphoria and emotional warmth -- may have therapeutic value. Clinical trials are testing Ecstasy in the treatment of post-traumatic stress...
View ArticleSafety issue revealed as 1 in 20 Australian workers admits to drinking at...
A national survey has found that more than one in twenty Australian workers report using alcohol while at work or just before work, and more than one in fifty report taking drugs during or just before...
View ArticleHigh childhood IQ linked to subsequent illicit drug use, research suggests
A high childhood IQ may be linked to subsequent illegal drug use, particularly among women, new research suggests.
View ArticleEcstasy drug produces lasting toxicity in the brain
Recreational use of Ecstasy -- the illegal "rave" drug that produces feelings of euphoria and emotional warmth -- is associated with chronic changes in the human brain, researchers have discovered. The...
View ArticleSpeed and ecstasy associated with depression in teenagers
A five year study conducted with thousands of teenagers reveals that those who used speed (meth/ampthetamine) or ecstasy (MDMA) at fifteen or sixteen years of age were significantly more likely to...
View ArticleAmerican teens are less likely than European teens to use cigarettes and...
The U.S. had the second-lowest proportion of students who used tobacco and alcohol compared to their counterparts in 36 European countries, a new report indicates.
View ArticleDrug study shows clubbers have little interest in new wave legal highs
Clubbers show little interest in the subsequent wave of legal highs that have become available since mephedrone was banned, according to a new study.
View ArticleEcstasy harms memory with one year of recreational use
There has been significant debate in policy circles about whether governments have over-reacted to ecstasy by issuing warnings against its use and making it illegal. In the UK, David Nutt said ecstasy...
View ArticleEuropean drug use analyzed through raw sewage samples
Surveys of drug use form an important basis for the development of effective drug policies, and also for measuring the effectiveness of existing policies. For the first time in history, scientists have...
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