How useful is it to talk about rogue batches of drugs? By Harry Shapiro What do the following have in common? Green apple and rolex; red dragon; yellow grenade; superman; teddy bears and blue ninja turtles. Following well-publicised incidents over…
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Druglink news item 2003 – The politics of rEsearch by Harry Shapiro
The credibility of research into the long-term effects of ecstasy and its interpretation for public consumption has been seriously undermined by revealtions from America. The politics of rEsearch (PDF)
Druglink news item 2002 – Ecstasy deaths increase five-fold
Ecstasy deaths have increased five fold since the nineties according to the latest drug-deaths reports. The report from St George’s Medical School will show ecstasy deaths in England and Wales have doubled year on year Ecstasy deaths increase five-fold (PDF)
Druglink / DrugWatch factsheet 2012 – PMA / PMMA
PMMA (paramethoxymethylamphetamine) is a Class A stimulant and psychedelic drug. It is structurally similar to methamphetamine and paramethoxyamphetamine (PMA). PMA was created in Canada in 1973 and after being linked to several deaths in Canada and U.S.A seemed to disappear from use until the 1990’s. Since…
Druglink article 2000 – Mad for it, ecstatic women by Sharron Hinchliff
Do women use drugs in the same way as men? Are they concerned about the health risks and possible loss of respect? Mad for it, ecstatic women (PDF)
Druglink news item 2013 – PMA implicated in ecstasy deaths by Mike Power
At least five users in the north-west of England have died after ingesting PMA – sold as ecstasy pills. PMA implicated in ecstasy deaths (PDF)
Druglink article 2013 – Lab-coated pills by Mike Power
With users in the UK dying from ecstasy tablets containing PMA, are Dutch pill – testing strategies the way forward? Or are users lulled into a false sense of security? Mike Power investigates Lab-coated pills (PDF)
Druglink news item 2013 – Mad about Molly by Max Daly
This summer a series of deaths of young people after taking the party drug Molly shocked America’s resurgent rave scene. Mad about Molly (PDF)
Druglink article 2013 – Bop ’til you drop by Robert Ralphs
This article draws on one of the largest recent dance drug surveys undertaken in the UK using a sample of 2,139 clubbers in the north west. Robert Ralphs reflects on changes that have occurred on the dance scene since his initial involvement in…
Druglink article 2013 – Not sorted for E’s or whizz by Harry Shapiro
While the forensic information has yet to be made public, the tragic death of Nick Bonnie at the Warehouse Project in Manchester (28 September) appears to be the latest in a series of deaths linked either to strong ecstasy or the PMA ecstasy combination. Up until…