Teaching Packet IV, For Health Practitioners, Teachers, and Neuroscientists

1 through 7

• Cover: The Neurobiology of Ecstasy
• 1: Introduction - Long-term Effects of Ecstasy
• 2: Define Ecstasy
• 3: Ecstasy Gets into the Brain Easily
• 4: What We Know About Ecstasy
• 5: How Do We Know?: Research in Animals and Humans
• 6: Brain Areas Sensitive to Ecstasy
• 7: Anatomy of a Neuron

8 through 14

• 8: How Does Ecstasy Work: Serotonin Pathways in the Brain
• 9: The Serotonin Neuron; The Major Target of Ecstasy
• 10: Serotonin Transporters
• 11: Ecstasy and Serotonin Transporters
• 12: Short-term (acute) Effects of Ecstasy
• 13: Short-Term Adverse Effects
• 14: Life-Threatening Effects After Multiple Doses or "Stacking"

15 through 19

• 15: Short-Term Effects After Ecstasy is Gone from the Body
• 16: Long-term Effects of Ecstasy: Neurotoxic?
• 17: Long-term Effects in Monkeys
• 18: Ecstasy Causes Destruction of Serotonin Nerve Terminals
• 19: Long-Term Ecstasy Use May Impair Memory

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