The threshold lowering effects of MDMA (ecstasy) on brain-stimulation reward.
Psychopharmacology 1988 C B Hubner, M Bird, S Rassnick et al.
3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) is a psychoactive phenylisopropylamine which is structurally similar to both amphetamine-related sympathomimetics and the hallucinogen, mescaline. MDMA produces pleasurable effects which include euphoria, and recent reports continue to demonstrate its widespread recreational use. The aim of the present study was to assess the effects of racemic MDMA on...