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 ...

"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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A panel of advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will meet to discuss a therapy based on the psychedelic drug MDMA for patients with post-traumatic stress disorder. The meeting is the ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Friday its rejection of MDMA as a treatment for PTSD. The decision was based on "significant limitations" that "prevent the agency from concluding ...

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 ...

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 ...

When soccer moms are risking felony arrest to eat tiny amounts of psychedelic mushrooms for their anxiety and depression, you know government officials and the pharmaceutical industry are tragically ...

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 ...