MDMA
COMMON & BRAND NAMES
Ecstasy; E; X; XTC; Rolls; Beans; Adam; Molly
EFFECTS CLASSIFICATION
Euphoric Empathogen; Stimulant; Phenethylamine
CHEMICAL NAME
3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine
DESCRIPTION
MDMA is one of the most popular recreational psychoactives, most commonly sold in the form of "ecstasy" tablets. It is known for its empathogenic, euphoric, and stimulant effects, and has also been used in psychotherapy.
CAUTION
Ecstasy tablets are notoriously impure, often containing chemicals other than MDMA.
See Ecstasydata.org for pill testing results.
GENERAL INFORMATION #
General Information: MDMA - 1980s Pamphlet
PILL TESTING KITS #
LAB TESTING RESULTS #
Instagram Pink - EcstasyData.org, May 16, 2013 
Sr-Aidoneus - EcstasyData.org, May 16, 2013
Cho Capsule - EcstasyData.org, May 06, 2013
Capsule Wayton - EcstasyData.org, May 06, 2013
Unknown Capsule - EcstasyData.org, May 06, 2013
PILL TESTING & ANALYSIS #
HEALTH #
NEUROTOXICITY & HEALTH #
Claim that MDMA Causes Parkinson's - A Review
MDMA Neurotoxicity, by Baggott & Mendelson
Does Ecstasy cause memory deficits?, by Alex Gamma, Oct 2000 (Review)
MDMA Research Update, by Earth Erowid, 2001
ASK EROWID ANSWERS #
ARTICLES & WRITINGS #
E for Enlightenment, by Nicholas Saunders
Ecstasy in the UK, by Peter McDermott
California Report on MDMA - by Jerome Beck, 1987
MDMA use in N.W. England, by Peter McDermott
An Interview with Andrew Weil, by Julie Holand (Excerpt)
An Overview Essay about Ecstasy by a Highschool Student - Elliott, 2004
RESEARCH & JOURNAL ARTICLES #
A Review of English Language MDMA Literature, Baggott, 2001
The background and chemistry of MDMA, Shulgin, 1986
GOVERNMENT RESOURCES #
MEDIA COVERAGE #
FDA Approves Research into Medical Use of MDMA - Nov 2, 2001
Mad For It : Ecstasy Culture - The Guardian UK, Mar 1997
Press the Panic Button - New Scientist, Jan 1997
Better than Well - The Economist, Apr 1996
SYNTHESIS & EXTRACTIONS #
NON-ENGLISH RESOURCES #
EXPERIENCES #
Spinning Wheels, by Murple
Thanks Ecstacy, by Older Wiser Man
A Lasting and Life Changing Epiphany, by Roostafari
Falling in Love While on MDMA, by Willliam
My Heart Aflood With Bliss, by Allen B.
BOOKS #
Ecstasy: The Complete Guide, by Julie Holland
E is for Ecstasy , by Nicholas Saunders (online version)
Ecstasy: Dance, Trance & Transformation, by Saunders & Doblin
Ecstasy: Its History and Lore, by Miriam Joseph
Ecstasy: The MDMA Story, by Bruce Eisner
OFF-SITE RESOURCES
SECONDARY RESOURCES #
MDMA Essential Guide, Bluelight
LABORATORY PILL TESTING & ANALYSIS #
NEUROTOXICITY RESEARCH #
HEALTH #
Treating PTSD with MDMA-Assissted Therapy (A MAPS program), Apr 2012
Can a Single Pill Change Your Life? - Oprah Magazine, Feb 15 2011
RESEARCH & JOURNAL ARTICLES #
Ecstasy may protect dopamine cells, Oct 2006, medicalnewstoday
...Lifetime Intake of 40,000 Ecstasy Tablets, Psychosomatics, Feb 2006
Diary of an MDMA Subject - MAPS
MEDIA COVERAGE #
Is it right to take ecstasy in a TV trial? - The Guardian, Sep 21 2012
Legalize pure ecstasy and sell it like alcohol, B.C. health chief says - June 2012 - National Post (Canada)
Abbotsford ecstasy overdose prompts warning - Vancouver Sun, Jan 3 2012
Ecstasy Ensnares Upper-Class Teenagers in Brazil - New York Times, Feb 14 2009
Suburban Moms Taking Ecstasy (In Australia) - Courier-Mail, Sep 14 2008
CAMBODIA: Ecstasy tabs destroying forest wilderness - IRIN News, Jul 20 2008
Guess which drug is illegal? - Mark Morford, Jan 18 2008, SF Chronicle
Better to have an E than a bee - Samuel M, London Times, Jan 4 2008
The Peace Drug - Washington Post, Nov 25 2007
Police warning over Gold Coast ecstacy - Brisbane Times, Aug 21 2007
Ecstasy really does unleash the love hormone - New Scientist, Apr 4 2007
Feelin' Their Thizzle - East Bay Express, Mar 15, 2006
Ecstasy may unearth hidden depression - abc.net.au, Feb 24 2006
Ecstasy may damage the brain's physical defences - New Scientist, Nov 14 2005
Ecstasy increases risk of infection, says study - The Guardian, Sept 8 2005
Treating Parkinsons - Chem and Engineering News, Aug 3 2005
Ecstasy can block cancer growth - BBC, May 2005
NON-ENGLISH RESOURCES #
Unitydrugs.nl : XTC (Nederlands)
Eve & Rave Münster : Ecstasy (Deutsch)
Technoplus : Ecstasy (Français)
E de MDMA (Portuguese)