Ecstasy Neurotoxicity

نویسندگان

1 Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Department of Anatomical Sciences, Faculty of Advanced Technology in Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran

doi
10.17795/ajnpp-20323
چکیده

Ecstasy or 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), is a synthetic amphetamine derivative and an illicit drug of abuse which is primarily consumed by young people in dance and music environments. Generally, MDMA causes elevated mood and a heightened sense of empathy (1). It is capable of producing both reversible and irreversible brain changes, such as ...