There can never be a complete history of any intensely controversial topic whose proponents and skeptics state their beliefs with equal confidence. Some historical facts will rest uncontested. Many facts will be clothed in opinions that will color the way the facts are to be interpreted. Other facts will never be publicly known, for reasons of legality or privacy. And some facts may simply be...
3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) and 3,4- Methylenedioxyethamphetamine (MDEA) are synthetic amphetamine analogues that have received considerable media attention as recreational drugs popular among college students and young professionals. MDMA, more commonly known as “Ecstasy,” has been available on the illicit drug market since 1968 (1). with increasing popularity in the late 1970s...
It has been hypothesized that MDMA and substances that possess a psychopharmacological effect similar to MDMA are members of a novel pharmacological class named entactogens [1–3]. In this chapter evidence will be presented to support this, through a discussion of the data acquired in efforts directed toward testing this hypothesis. Although these studies are far from complete, the results...