Deaths from exposure to paramethoxymethamphetamine in Alberta and British Columbia Canada: a case series

摘要

BackgroundParamethoxymethamphetamine (PMMA) is a ring-substituted amphetamine similar in structure to 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA or “ecstasy”), but substantially more toxic. We describe the clinical features of fatal exposures in the provinces of Alberta and British Columbia, Canada.