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...compounds do occasionally come from underground drug labs or, like MDMA (ecstasy), are rediscovered after years of being ignored in scientific literature. In this world, no one is held in greater esteem than Alexander Shulgin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Recreational Pharmaceuticals | 1/15/2001 | See Source »

...report on ecstasy was disappointing and potentially misleading. Ecstasy use is extremely risky for anyone's health. Ecstasy (or MDMA) can produce significant increases in heart rate, blood pressure and body temperature. Because its stimulant effects enable users to dance for extended periods, it can also lead to dehydration, hypertension and heart or kidney failure. Ecstasy use can also lead to long-lasting damage to critical serotonin-containing brain cells. You missed an important educational opportunity. Your article erred heavily on the side of glorifying a substance that experts agree is dangerous, particularly to those involved in the club drug...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jun. 26, 2000 | 6/26/2000 | See Source »

There are so many possible uses for MDMA, the compound used in ecstasy pills, and I feel it should be legalized for personal and medicinal purposes. I know people who have found peace of mind through the use of MDMA, and I've never seen anyone who has had adverse reactions to properly made MDMA. Your story cleared up many common misperceptions. Thank you for giving both the positive and negative facts on an issue that is quietly affecting every aspect of America's youth. SARAH ANNE COPELAND Baltimore...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jun. 26, 2000 | 6/26/2000 | See Source »

...dose of Robitussin). Because DXM inhibits sweating, it easily causes heatstroke. Another dangerous adulterant is PMA (paramethoxyamphetamine), an illegal drug that in May killed two Chicago-area teenagers who took it thinking they were dropping e. PMA is a vastly more potent hallucinogenic and hyperthermic drug than MDMA...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Happiness Is...A Pill?: The Science: The Lure Of Ecstasy | 6/5/2000 | See Source »

...grown, the incentive to manufacture fake e has also escalated, especially for one-time raves full of teens who won't see the dealer again. Established dealers, by contrast, operate under the opposite incentive. A Miami dealer who goes by the name "Top Dog" told TIME he obtains MDMA test kits from a connection on the police force. "If [the pills] are no good," he says, customers "won't want to buy from you anymore." It's business sense: Top Dog can earn $300,000 a year on e sales...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Happiness Is...A Pill?: The Science: The Lure Of Ecstasy | 6/5/2000 | See Source »

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