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The John Hopkins study was dismissed due to several glaring errors, the foremost being that they weren't giving the rats mdma but, rather, methamphetamines (speed). Similar claims were made against the Fischer study.
Since then, a variety of studies have been done in the US and Germany - none have been able to show the type of harmful effects produced by the Hopkins and Fischer studies. In fact, German studies have found the exact opposite and have, as of now, found no conclusive evidence as to the dangers of mdma. A lot of this was documented in a CBS special done about 2-3 years ago, which hinted at the above German studies I briefly outlined. My Roommate spent his summer working for one of the American studies - they're set to publish their results in about 4 months.
None of this dismisses any of the above comments because I think anyone who's seen or knows someone who uses the drug excessively can testify to the dangers. Not to mention that a high percentage of the drug, in this country anyway, comes laced with another illegal narcotic (such as speed). Well, that's my .02 - be safe, everyone!
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