A Historical Review of MDMA
The Open Forensic Science Journal May 12, 2011 DOI: 10.2174/1874402801104010020 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Historical review Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | MDMA |
| Keywords | Government linguistics Action physics Popularity Law |
| Citations | 31 |
| Key findings | Argues that MDMA may cause valvular heart disease and possibly myocardial disease, and that its history includes government weaponization and misleading research. |
Abstract
In less than 50 years the number of MDMA (3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine or Ecstasy) users in the United States has gone from zero to nearly three million.For all of its popularity, very little is known about MDMA's probable mechanism of action, or the mechanisms by which it causes death and disability.Even less is known about this drug's checkered past, including dangerous plans by various government agencies to "weaponize" MDMA, and misleading research sponsored and propagated by the U.S. government.Recently, evidence has begun to emerge that MDMA may cause valvular heart disease and possibly myocardial disease as well.These issues have not yet appeared on the media radar.For that reason, an historical review of this fascinating drug was undertaken here.
Comparable studies
Other narrative reviews on MDMA, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Human Pharmacology of MDMA | 2004 | Review | |
| Human psychopharmacology of Ecstasy (MDMA): a review of 15 years of empirical research | 2001 | Review | |
| 3,4‐Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, “Ecstasy”): pharmacology and toxicology in animals and humans | 1994 | Review | |
| (±)3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (‘Ecstasy’)-Induced Serotonin Neurotoxicity: Studies in Animals | 2000 | Review | |
| Amphetamine toxicities | 2010 | Review |
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Cites 15
- Subjective Reports of the Effects of MDMA in a Clinical Setting Journal of Psychoactive Drugs October 1, 1986
- Pathology of deaths associated with "ecstasy" and "eve" misuse. Journal of Clinical Pathology February 1, 1996
- The origin of MDMA (ecstasy) revisited: the true story reconstructed from the original documents* Addiction July 8, 2006
- Can Drugs Be Used to Enhance the Psychotherapeutic Process? American Journal of Psychotherapy July 1, 1986
- A Method of Conducting Therapeutic Sessions with MDMA Journal of Psychoactive Drugs December 1, 1998
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