PMA
COMMON & BRAND NAMES
4-methoxyamphetamine, 4-MA
EFFECTS CLASSIFICATION
Psychedelic Stimulant
CHEMICAL NAME
para-methoxy-amphetamine
DESCRIPTION
PMA is a strong psychedelic which may cause dangerous overheating of the body. PMA has been sold in ecstasy tablets, and has lead to life-threatening or fatal hyperthermia in some users.
HISTORY #
RESEARCH & JOURNAL ARTICLES #
Phenylethylamines from Browningia candelaris - PMA Found in Cactus
MEDIA COVERAGE #
Toxic drug warning for party goers - Sydney Morning Herald, Sep 30 2004
New Fatal Drug Hits Nightclubs - Orlando Sentinel, Sep 28 2000 [5 PMA deaths]
The Poisoning of Suburbia - Salon.com, Jul 6 2000
New, More Dangerous Drug Threatens Teens - Fox News, Jun 5 2000
Six PMA deaths in Australia - Glasgow Herald, Aug 23 1997
EXPERIENCES #
I Told Them, by Darkii
Heaven, Well Not Quite, by Persistent
Dangerous Overheating on Second Try, by OnceBittenTwiceWary
All is Not Lost, by SlinQ
First and Last Experience with PMA, by Daniel
OFF-SITE RESOURCES
SECONDARY RESOURCES #
Frank Special Issue: PMA - Oct 2004
MEDIA COVERAGE #
Killer Pills: Myth or Murder? by Mike Power - MixMag, Apr 4, 2013
Warning on pink pills after Scott Wilks death - May 31, 2012
Warning of possible shift to killer drug - Sydney Morning Herald, Apr 7, 2008
Police warn about toxic ecstacy-like drug - July 24, 2007
Toxic drug found in dead woman's system - Feb 22, 2007
Ecstasy victim had killer drug in blood - Feb 22, 2007
Police blame Red Mitsubishi for 12 overdoses - Oct 2004