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ecstasy
noun
methylene-dioxymethamphetamine, MDMA, a mildly hallucinogenic empathogen and/or entactogen, a drug of empathy and touch US
Easily the most recognisable slang name for this widely popular recreational drug; it derives from the senses of well-being and affection felt by users. the illegal status of the drug has encouraged a great many alternative names; some are generic (E is probably the most widely known), and some serve as brand names: Originally synthesized by German pharmaceutical company Merck some time before 1912. Since the 1980s the drug has been inextricably linked with RAVEIt is called MDMA–or “Ecstasy”–and users say it has the incredible power to make people trust one another[.] — Newsweek, p. 96, 15 April 1985 It is called by some Ecstasy and, like LSD, it is pyschedlic. — ABC World News Tonight, 17 April 1985 Ecstasy, or MDMA, is a “designer drug,” a class of substances with actions similar to banned drugs, but chemically different, allowing them to escape the law. — United Press International, 28 June 1985 On the street, its name is “ecstasy” or “Adam,” which should tell how people on the street feel about it. — Los Angeles Times, p. 1 (Part 5), 29 March 1985 The long-term effects of ecstasy use are are not known, although there’s no shortage of guinea pigs. — Ben Osborne, The A-Z of Club Culture, p. 82, 1999 [I]t seemed as though Ecstasy had been waiting for the age of intelligent machines. — Sadie Plant, Writing on Drugs, p. 165, 1999 Ecstasy is both a young drug and a drug embraced by the young. — Gareth Thomas, This Is Ecstasy, p. 9, 2002 |