Student collapsed in a nightclub and died after taking fatal dose of MDMA and ketamine inquest hears

The girlfriend of a ‘smart and sensible’ human biology student told how his face ‘froze’ before he collapsed in a nightclub and died after taking drugs, an inquest has heard. Ryan Winkler took a ‘fatal dose’ of MDMA and ketamine with girlfriend Rebecca Law. The pair took the illicit substances at their home, in an alleyway, and … Read more

MDMA reopens a ‘window in the brain’ that lets PTSD victims form new bonds

The popular party drug MDMA – or ecstasy – may ‘reopen’ narrow windows in the brain that allows us to re-learn better social behaviors, new research suggests.  MDMA has been given breakthrough therapy status by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) because it has shown such promise for treating PTSD.  Scientists have observed the way … Read more

MDMA use on the rise in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany according to an analysis of wastewater

Europeans took SIX TIMES as much MDMA in 2019 as they did in 2011 after scientists measure traces of the drug in five big cities’ wastewater A study of European wastewater in 2019 found signs widespread drug use In five cities with data going back to 2011, wastewater samples showed MDMA use had risen six … Read more