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Last updated: 31 August 2010 - Next update due: 7 September 2010

Research type:

 HTA Technology Assessment Report 

Title (lead author) etc:

 The harmful health effects of recreational ecstasy: a systematic review of observational evidence  (Rogers) 338 pages, Volume 13, number 6

DOI

 10.3310/hta13060
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Headline:

 Recreational use of ecstasy is associated with long-term deficits in neurocognitive function, particularly verbal memory, but the effect may be small. Ecstasy rarely causes death in isolation but a range of acute harms are reported, in particular hyperthermia and hyponatraemia 

This report should be referenced as follows:

 Rogers G, Elston J, Garside R, Roome C, Taylor R, Younger P, et al. The harmful health effects of recreational ecstasy: a systematic review of observational evidence. Health Technol Assess 2009;13(6).

Project ref:

 07/64/01 

Original project title:

 The harmful health effects of recreational ecstasy: A systematic review of observational evidence 

Chief Investigator:

 Peninsula Medical School (PenTAG), University of Exeter  

Start Date:

 October 2007  

Date of publication in HTA journal series

 February 2009

Cost:

  This project was commissioned by the HTA programme on a call-off contract basis.

Project Protocol:

 Project protocol (pdf format, 332 kbytes)

Printed copies of this title despatched:

 104 (Figures relate to the previous calendar month)

Downloads/Views of electronic version from website:

 55027 (Figures are cumulative.) Last updated 27th July 2010.

URL of this page:

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Outputs from this project

  • Rogers G, Elston J, Garside R, Roome C, Taylor RS, Younger P, Zawada A, Somerville M.. The harmful health effects of recreational ecstasy: a systematic review of observational evidence.. Health Technology Assessment 2009; 13(6)..
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