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"Molly" is a form of 3,4-methylene-dioxy-methamphetamine (MDMA, or "ecstasy"), a synthetic sympathomimetic drug, that acts as a stim- ulant and a hallucinogen. It is considered by users to be free of adulterants like methamphetamine, and therefore safer to use. It is either ingested as an oral capsule, snorted in powder form, or smoked as an additive to marijuana. Intracranial hemorrhages have been reported in patients who have taken MDMA, who have usually been found to have preexisting aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, or vasculitis. There have been a few case reports of spontaneous intracranial hemorrhage in patients who have taken molly in endemic areas such as South Florida. We report one case of spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage and small acute cerebellar infarction in an otherwise healthy patient after ingestion of molly. As its usage increases, it is important to consider subarachnoid hemorrhages and cerebrovascular accidents as complications of molly abuse.
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The Connecticut State Medical Society (CSMS) is a federation of eight component county medical associations, with a total membership exceeding 7,000 physicians. CSMS itself is a constituent state entity of the American Medical Association. Founded by the physician-patriots of the American Revolution, the Society operates from a heritage of democratic principles embodied in its Charter and Bylaws. The base of all authority in CSMS is, of course, the individual physician member. It is the decisions of members in their own county associations that ultimately determine the nature of the Society"s policies and activities.
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