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Deteriorating Cost-Benefit Ratios for Ecstasy/MDMA with Repeated Usage

Amy K. O’Sullivan

The Open Addiction Journal March 29, 2011 DOI: 10.2174/1874941001104010038 (opens in new tab)

Study at a glance

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Characteristics Survey Peer reviewed
Sample size 68
Population Recreational Ecstasy/MDMA users
Topics MDMA
Citations 1
Key findings The abstract describes the study's methods—categorizing users into light/heavy and current/former groups and rating positive effects on a ten-point scale—but reports no results or findings.

Abstract

68 recreational Ecstasy/MDMA users were categorized into four subgroups: light versus heavy users (+20 occasions lifetime), subdivided into current and former users (usage within 6 months). Each unpaid volunteer completed a questionnaire about their personal experiences on Ecstasy/MDMA. The four questions here covered experiences the first and last times on Ecstasy. Positive effects were assessed using a ten-point rating scale from 1 (none) to 10 (maximum), while ‘negative’ effects were