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• n  a stimulant drug that is chemically related to mescaline and amphetamine and is used illicitly for its euphoric and hallucinogenic effects; it was formerly used in psychotherapy but in 1985 it was declared illegal in the United States

• In fact, Aitkenhead takes great pains to avoid describing the physical effects of mdma, and much of the book is about searching for hug drugs rather than actually gulping them.

• methylenedioxymethamphetamine
• MDMA

News & Articles

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• Arrests made at Fort Pierce home after police say they found drugs
  After executing a search warrant at a Fort Pierce home, police say they found more than 100 oxycodone and MDMA pills, as well as a gun and some ammunition.
  June 14, 2013 - The Palm Beach Post
• Man arrested after drug binge leads to courthouse evacuation
  Deputies said Dallas’ Eric Beck was high on bath salts and MDMA during a destructive afternoon that culminated with him pulling a Polk County Courthouse alarm.
  June 13, 2013 - KATU Portland

Quotes

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• Jason Alexander in Sunday Mirror
  American footballer Jason recalled: "I think we took too much. We were taking capsules with pure MDMA inside. It wasn't pressed up into a tablet. It was the purest of the pure. I am a pretty big guy and at the time I was weighing 220lb and was...
• Rick Doblin in guardian.co.uk
  What we'd like to do is develop MDMA into a prescription medicine,said Rick Doblin, the founder and head of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, which is coordinating and funding the new trial. "MDMA has a dramatic...
• Mick Keelty in BBC News
  Most of the MDMA we get in Australia is in fact sourced from Europe,said Australian Federal Police Commissioner Mick Keelty. "In this particular case the air freight came directly from Germany to Australia but we believe the origins are in...