Deaths from exposure to paramethoxymethamphetamine in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada: a case series.
CMAJ Open January 13, 2015 J. E. Nicol, M. Yarema, G. Jones et al. 35 citations
BACKGROUND Paramethoxymethamphetamine (PMMA) is a ring-substituted amphetamine similar in structure to 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA or "ecstasy"), but substantially more toxic. We describe the clinical features of fatal exposures in the provinces of Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. METHODS We conducted a retrospective case series on deaths in Alberta and BC between June 2011 and...