Treatment of amphetamine abuse/use disorder: a systematic review of a recent health concern. Khoramizadeh M, Effatpanah M, Mostaghimi A, Rezaei M, Mahjoub A, Shishehgar S. Daru. 2019 Jun 21. doi: 10.1007/s40199-019-00282-3.  https://darujps…

MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for treatment of PTSD: study design and rationale for phase 3 trials based on pooled analysis of six phase 2 randomized controlled trials Mithoefer, M.C., Feduccia, A.A., Jerome, L. et al.  Psychopharmacology (2019…

Acute Effects of Methylphenidate, Modafinil, and MDMA on Negative Emotion Processing. Schmidt A, Müller F, Dolder PC, Schmid Y, Zanchi D, Egloff L, Liechti ME, Borgwardt S. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol. 2018 Apr 1;21(4):345-354. doi: 10.1093/ijnp/py…

Oxytocin receptor gene variations and socio-emotional effects of MDMA: A pooled analysis of controlled studies in healthy subjects. Vizeli P, Liechti ME (2018)  PLoS ONE 13(6): e0199384. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0199384 https://journals.p…

Bangla Desh. Yaba: The cheap synthetic drug convulsing a nation Hundreds of thousands of people in Bangladesh have become hooked on yaba - a mixture of methamphetamine and caffeine sold as cheap red or pink pills. The official response has been har…

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