MDMA (Ecstacy): Useful Information for Health Professionals Involved in Drug Education Programs
- 1 December 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Drug Education
- Vol. 26 (4) , 349-356
- https://doi.org/10.2190/k2pl-q2yf-wng0-54qd
Abstract
3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA; “Ecstacy”) is an amphetamine derivative that is related chemically to both amphetamines and hallucinogens. Despite reports of an increase in MDMA usage among adolescents and young adults in the past decade, systematic scientific information concerning MDMA and its effects remains insufficient, thus limiting or eliminating MDMA from inclusion in the drug education curriculum.Keywords
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