Toxicity of MDA (3, 4-methylenedioxyamphetamine) considered for relevance to hazards of MDMA (Ecstasy) abuse.

Abstract

Despite a paucity of data on its animal pharmacology and toxicology, MDMA [Ecstasy, XTC, ADAM;(+/-)-3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine] was introduced as an" underground"(FDA-unapproved) adjunct to psychotherapy in the late 1970's and early …