Clin Nurse Spec. 2005;19(2):63-64. In my pediatric practice, increasingly I am hearing about adolescent use of Ecstasy. Patients report that the drug is not addictive and is prevalent at parties. What ...

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 ...

Only two drugs are formally approved for post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, and they don’t help everyone. A lack of effective treatment options has led some patients to seek out the psychedelic ...

MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine), known colloquially as Molly and Ecstasy, is a synthetic drug with effects similar to stimulants like methamphetamine. It was first synthesized in 1912 by ...

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 ...

In a decision that shocked some observers, key advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted that the effectiveness of the party drug MDMA for treating post-traumatic stress disorder is ...

"It may be that Ecstasy has detrimental long-term effects. We're advising caution before we go out and tell Ecstasy users that this is what will definitely happen to them." Ecstasy is known chemically ...

LONDON (Reuters) - The party drug Ecstasy may be dangerous and could cause brain damage, but its long-term effects are still unclear, a team of researchers said on Monday.

A panel of advisers to the U.S. health regulator on Tuesday voted against a therapy based on the party drug MDMA for patients with post-traumatic stress disorder, in a major setback to the nascent ...

Share on Pinterest A key FDA panel voted down approving MDMA-assisted therapy to treat PTSD. pixdeluxe/Getty Images An expert panel of the Food and Drug Administration reviewed two studies on ...