title: [Ecstasy: psychostimulant, hallucinogen and toxic substance].
abstract: MDMA or 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, more commonly called "ecstasy", is a drug classified as a stupefiant and increasingly used by young people for its stimulant and hallucinogen effects. This popular designer drug is often used in techno or rave parties and perceived by users as relatively harmless. It has however been associated with disorders of thermoregulation and has been the cause of several deaths. In addition, the drug has been shown to destroy serotonin receptors in the brain in the monkey and leads to serious physchiatric disorders and liver damage in man.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Biochimie et de Toxicologie cliniques, Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Bégin, Saint-Mandé.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Burnat
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Le Brumant-Payen
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Huart
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ceppa
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Pailler
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000187:drug effects; D005334:Fever / Q000139:chemically induced; D006213:Hallucinogens / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000506:poisoning / Q000633:toxicity; D006801:Humans; D018817:N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000506:poisoning / Q000633:toxicity; D018490:Serotonin Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000506:poisoning / Q000633:toxicity
chemical_list: D006213:Hallucinogens; D018490:Serotonin Agents; D018817:N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine
vernacular_title: L'ecstasy: psychostimulant, hallucinogène et toxique.