Ecstasy
or methylenedioxymethamphetamine,
also known as MDMA is a synthetic creation that was patented by the
German pharmaceutical company Merck. Considered for its potential as a
diet pill, MDMA was soon dropped by Merck for reasons unknown. Virtually
dormant until 1953, MDMA was researched-and used-by a former pesticide
chemist named Alexander Shulgin. Shulgin was on a quest for the ideal
psychoactive drug but was frustrated by the regulations and required
trials mandated before a...
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