Review of the pharmacology and clinical pharmacology of 3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA or “Ecstasy”)

Abstract

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 …