MDMA
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a stimulant drug that is chemically related to mescaline and amphetamine and is used illicitly for its euphoric and hallucinogenic effects; it was formerly used in psychotherapy but in 1985 it was declared illegal in the United States
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MDMA is often used at parties because it enables partygoers to remain active for long periods of time
A 2000 United States Air Force video dramatizing the dangers of MDMA abuse.
According to one participant in an ethnographic study, the Texas Group produced more MDMA in eighteen months than all other distribution networks combined across their entire histories.
After a year of planning and data collection, MDMA was proposed for scheduling by the DEA on 27 July 1984 with a request for comments and objections.
Adverse neuroplastic changes to brain microvasculature and white matter also occur in humans using low doses of MDMA.
After MDMA was criminalized, most medical use stopped, although some therapists continued to prescribe the drug illegally.