MDMA

English thumb|Ball-and-stick model of an MDMA molecule Noun - en organic compound 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, a synthetic entactogen of the methylenedioxyphenethylamine family. en ecstasy mandy molly en Drake Bennett Dr. Ecstasy w:The New York Times Magazine 2005-01-30 https://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/30/magazine/dr-ecstasy.html 0362-4331 Unlike many of its subsequent users, Shulgin did not find his MDMA experience transformative. For him the effect was like a particularly lucid alcohol buzz; he called it his "low-calorie martini." https://web.archive.org/web/20210211080230/https://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/30/magazine/dr-ecstasy.html en 2011 Mark A.R. Kleiman; et al. Drugs and Drug Policy Oxford University Press 9780199831388 A bit of folk wisdom from early cohorts of MDMA users advised against getting married within six weeks of one's first MDMA experience. en Energy Flash w:Simon Reynolds 2012 Soft Skull Press 281 https://archive.org/details/energyflashjourn0000reyn/page/281/mode/1up When MDMA was placed on Schedule 1, the worst category of illegal drugs, the yuppies stopped partying and the dance scene went underground. en 2014 Theodore Gray, photography by Nick Mann Molecules: The Elements and the Architecture of Everything, 2018 Paperback Edition 178 Sale of raw sassafras extract was banned in 1960, and today it can be sold freely only if it has had the safrole removed, both because it's poisonous, and because, quite separately, safrole happens to be a precursor chemical used in the synthesis of the illegal drug MDMA. en Rachel Nuwer A Psychedelic Drug Passes a Big Test for PTSD Treatment w:The New York Times 2021-05-03 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/03/health/mdma-approval.html 0362-4331 In an important step toward medical approval, MDMA, the illegal drug popularly known as Ecstasy or Molly, was shown to bring relief to those suffering from severe post-traumatic stress disorder when paired with talk therapy. https://web.archive.org/web/20210618140324/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/03/health/mdma-approval.html Further reading en Recreational drugs