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THE EVIDENCE The series of animal studies reporting neurotoxicity of MDMA that have been published over the last two years appear to raise some disturbing issues. If their findings are true of humans and prove to be biologically or clinically significant ( none of which has been established yet) , the very large populations of past and current users are at some risk. The high frequency and level of use by many of these over the last decade ( particularly in the Rave and club scenes of the UK where it is estimated that about 5% of the more than 6 million ) raise the prospect of a massive ( if possibly delayed) public health impact. Further, as the drug is still in wide use ( possibly even growing in new markets worldwide ) we must address the issue of how best to credibly alert new users to the possible dangers. THE PROBLEM What to tell PEOPLE is not self-evident - you can make a lot of people crazier than they need to be - and fuel the drug craze. But we should at least improve access to and understanding of the current science - a true challenge for drug education in the current climate of disinformation about drugs real hazards. The Ecstasy Neurotoxicity Project is an initiative of the following people: Ernest Drucker |
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