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Ecstasy
The MDMA Story
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Pages :
252
Pub Date :
1994
Edition(s) at Erowid :
1994(pb,1st ed,vg+,s)
Publisher :
Ronin Publishing
ISBN :
0914171682
REVIEWS, EXCERPTS, & COMMENTS #
BACK COVER #
Ecstasy (MDMA) is the first of a new generation of mind-changing substances that is reported to transform personal relationships and boost self-esteem. Its effects have been described as opening people up to their intuition and feelings;. leading to an expanded sense of self-awareness and empathy for others. After a decade of use by psychotherapists, MDMA surged into public awareness and has been used by millions, prompting Newsweek to call it the "drug of choice of . . the New Age movement,

ECSTASY: The MDMA Story chronicles MDMA, including the flip-flops in its legal status, psychological effects, erotic implications, methods of use, pos sible future, health risks, chemical structure and a detailed description of its chemical synthesis by leading pharmacologist Dr. Alexander T. Shulgin.

This expanded second edition includes updates on the opening' of government sanctioned MDMA research in the USA. the latest information on health risks, and the''rave" scene in England and the USA.

BLURBS #
"Eisner's book will do much to dispel misconceptions about MDMA."
-- Dr. Stanley Krippner

"A remarkably complete, courageous and well researched work."
-- American Book Review