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limiter303 t1_ix3s038 wrote

I would be interested to see studies that prove that MDMA is not neurotoxic.

Regardless, frequent users are eventually going to experience chronic depression and cognitive issues.

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kjpmi t1_ix3st1a wrote

Well, my understanding is that the data is not conclusive. Some evidence was found in rat studies but that doesn’t always translate to humans.
Here is a retracted study that tried to claim dopamine neurotoxicity from just one dose of MDMA in primates. It turns out they accidentally gave them methamphetamine instead of MDMA. retracted study

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