“Long-term users of ‘ecstasy'(methylenedioxymethamphetamine [MDMA]) tend to experience memory impairment, according to a study reported in the April 10 issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of
Neurology.

Fifteen MDMA users, ranging in age from 17 to 31, participated in the year-long study. Participants of the study took the drug an average of
2.4 times per month. The testing regimen included measures sensitive to intelligence and every day memory functioning.

Over the period of one year the test scores either declined or kept static, but did not improve. …For example, the ability to recall a story after a brief delay declined by approximately 50
percent between the first and second assessments. The drug affects the hippocampus, the part of the brain associated with learning and the
consolidation of new memories.”EurekAlert!