Review of the pharmacology and clinical pharmacology of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA or "Ecstasy").
Psychopharmacology June 1995 A R Green, A J Cross, G M Goodwin
3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA or "Ecstasy") was first synthesised 80 years ago, but has recently received prominence as an illegally synthesised recreational drug of abuse. There is a widely held belief among misusers that it is safe. In the last 2-3 years there have been a number of reports of the drug producing severe acute toxicity and death and there are concerns that it may cause...