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3, 4-Methlenedioxymethamphetamine

MDMA A.K.A.: Adam, Batmans, Beans, Bibs, Charity, Clarity, Crystal, E, Ecstasy, Essence, Eve, Happy Pills, Hug Drug, Kleenex, Love Drug, Lover's Speed, Pills, Rolls, Scooby Snacks, Wafers, and XTC are just a few names for this drug. Ecstasy is the most common name for this ‘club drug'. Some code names for ecstasy at a club or on the street are Game High, Tasty Treat, G Squared, BW3, Special Tab, Hidden High, Relax Tab and Rough Ride. It is a synthetic, psychoactive drug with a chemical structure similar to the stimulant methamphetamine and the hallucinogen mescaline. MDMA has both stimulant and psychedelic properties.
Just a little history on ecstasy: Ecstasy was first synthesized by a German company in 1912, possibly to be used as an appetite suppressant, but it was never marketed. The U.S. Army conducted studies of MDMA in the early 1950s. MDMA was previously not a scheduled drug and sold openly until the Drug Enforcement......

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