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Article: Ecstasy increasingly linked to deaths from traffic accidents, multiple drug overdoses.
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- Pain & Central Nervous System Week
- Article date:
- July 15, 2002
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2002 JUL 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The illegal drug ecstasy, already linked to brain and liver damage, may be causing more agony in the nation's streets and emergency rooms than anyone realizes, said a University of Florida (UF) medical expert.
Once confined to the "rave" subculture, ecstasy and closely related chemicals, known collectively as methylated amphetamines, have become mainstream street drugs and are increasingly associated with fatal car accidents and multiple drug overdoses, said Bruce Goldberger, PhD, a UF associate professor and forensic toxicologist.
"As these drugs have gained popularity, people have begun using them more ...