Since emerging in prominence on the party scene in the 1980s, ecstasy has become a staple of festival and rave culture. But the drug also carries far more risks today than it did back then − and some ...

Repeat use of MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine), otherwise known as ecstasy, may increase self-reported "emotional empathy" over time, new research suggests. In a cross-sectional study of the ...

Psychedelic and MDMA-assisted therapies show promise for mental health conditions but face safety concerns outside clinical settings. The FDA rejected an MDMA-assisted therapy application, ...

There’s been a lot of news recently about the use of MDMA, sometimes known as ecstasy or molly, combined with psychotherapy, as a novel treatment for trauma. Partly, the news has been good. Really ...

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