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Party Drug Ecstasy May Cause More Widespread Brain Damage Than Previously Thought (Kate Wong, September 27, 2002, Scientific American)

Raising new concerns about use of the popular recreational drug ecstasy, or MDMA, scientists have found that just a few doses of the substance causes extensive damage to brain cells in monkeys. The findings, published today in the journal Science, suggest that using ecstasy may increase the risk of developing Parkinsonism-a condition similar to Parkinson's disease-later in life.

Giving new meaning to the phrase a moment of ecstasy a lifetime of regret. Posted by Orrin Judd at October 4, 2002 10:39 PM