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. 2010 Dec 15;68(12):1082-3.
doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2010.10.020.

Is ecstasy an empathogen?

Lawrence Scahill  1 , George M Anderson
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Is ecstasy an empathogen?

Lawrence Scahill et al. Biol Psychiatry. .
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Conflict of interest statement

Dr. Scahill has served as a consultant to NeuroSearch, Pfizer, Shire, Boehringer-Ingelheim, and received research funding from Seaside Therapeutics and Shire. Dr. Anderson reports no biomedical financial interests or potential conflicts of interest.

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