Memory impairment in abstinent MDMA ("Ecstasy") users: a longitudinal investigation
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Published on: February 11, 2019
1Division of Life Sciences, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. zakzanis@scar.utoronto.ca
Abstract:
To examine the neurotoxic potential of continued MDMA ("Ecstasy") use in humans and its functional consequences over the course of 1 year, 15 MDMA users participated in a longitudinal study in which they completed a brief neuropsychological test battery composed mainly of retrospective and prospective memory tasks. Subjects were abstinent for 2 weeks on initial and 1-year testing. Continued use of MDMA was associated with progressive decline in terms of immediate and delayed recall.
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