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MDMA is a widespread drug of abuse worldwide, and may be enjoying a peak in recreational popularity due to the spreading prevalence of the “rave” counterculture with which the drug is closely allied.
MDMA is a ring-substituted phenethylamine that shares structural similarities with amphetamine-like stimulants as well as mescaline-like hallucinogens.
MDMA’s subjective effects are qualitatively different from both stimulants and hallucinogens -- enough so that some have argued that MDMA is best characterized as an “entactogen.” (meaning “touching within.”)
In man, MDMA produces an affective state of positive mood, moderate derealization, heightened sensory awareness, and increased psychomotor drive.
