What is Ecstasy?
<Tab/>In 1912, scientists created a new chemical derivative of amphetamine, 3.4-methylenedioxyemthamphetamine or MDMA, and patented it soon afterwards for use as a versatile chemical intermediate in the synthesis of other pharmaceuticals. For reasons that have been lost over time, the company that invented this compound did little to explore its own properties as a drug. In fact, there was little interest in MDMA before the 1950s. In the 1970s, many psychotherapists used as a regular part of therapy, with some calling it "penicillin for the soul" because of…
