Positron emission tomographic evidence of toxic effect of MDMA (“Ecstasy”) on brain serotonin neurons in human beings

Abstract

Summary Background (±) 3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA,“Ecstasy”) is a popular recreational drug that selectively damages brain serotonin (5-HT) neurons in animals at doses that closely approach those used by humans. We investigated the status of …