MDMA

English

Ball-and-stick model of an MDMA molecule

Noun

MDMA (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, a synthetic entactogen of the methylenedioxyphenethylamine family.

   Synonyms: ecstasy, mandy, molly

   • 2005 January 30, Drake Bennett, “Dr. Ecstasy”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Unlike many of its subsequent users, Shulgin did not find his MDMA experience transformative. For him the effect was like a particularly lucid alcohol buzz; he called it his "low-calorie martini."

   • 2011, Mark A.R. Kleiman et al., Drugs and Drug Policy, Oxford University Press, →ISBN:

     A bit of folk wisdom from early cohorts of MDMA users advised against getting married within six weeks of one's first MDMA experience.

   • 2012, Simon Reynolds, Energy Flash, Soft Skull Press, page 281:

     When MDMA was placed on Schedule 1, the worst category of illegal drugs, the yuppies stopped partying and the dance scene went underground.

   • 2021 May 3, Rachel Nuwer, “A Psychedelic Drug Passes a Big Test for PTSD Treatment”, in The New York Times‎^[2], →ISSN:

     In an important step toward medical approval, MDMA, the illegal drug popularly known as Ecstasy or Molly, was shown to bring relief to those suffering from severe post-traumatic stress disorder when paired with talk therapy.

Further reading

• MDMA on Wikipedia.Wikipedia