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Release NotesIn 1912 the German pharmaceutical company Merck first synthesized
and patented a compound called 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine,
or MDMA for short.At the time,many new chemicals were
synthesized in the hopes that they might be useful in future research.
MDMA, as an amphetamine-derivative, had potential as a diet drug.
However, like many other compounds, research on MDMA was soon
abandoned by Merck. Many pharmaceutical companies at that time
applied for and received patents on everything they synthesized, just
in case the compound was ever found to be useful or in case they
ever decided to do more research on the compound. Many of these
chemical products, like MDMA, did not show enough promise to be
investigated further, and thus research was abandoned.

Table of Contents

The Use and Abuse of Drugs
David J. Triggle, Ph.D. 6
1. The History of Ecstasy 8
2. The Neurobiology of Ecstasy 16
3. Ecstasy’s Long-Term Effects 26
4. Other Serious Health Effects 34
5. Teenage Trends and Attitudes 42
6. Legal Issues and the Fight Against MDMA Smugglers 64
7. Treatment and Prevention 72
Bibliography 82
References 85
Further Reading 87
Websites 88
Index 89

Product Details

* ISBN: 0791076334
* ISBN-13: 978-0-7910-7633-0
* Format: Hardcover, 112pp
* Publisher: Chelsea House Publishers
* Pub. Date: Jun 2003
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