[History, effects and mechanisms of action of ecstasy (3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine): review of the literature].
Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health December 2000 S P De Almeida, M T Silva
This review focuses on 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, an illegal drug known as "ecstasy." Ecstasy was introduced in Brazil in 1994. Data are lacking on the epidemiology and usage pattern of the drug in Brazil. However, there is evidence that until now the use of ecstasy has been limited to middle-class or upper-middle-class youth, so that most people, including health care professionals,...