- MDMA-assisted cognitive-behavioral therapy may help couples overcome PTSD. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/20008198.2020.1840123 4 comments science
- MDMA-assisted therapy for severe PTSD: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 study ($MNMD) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-021-01336-3 62 comments wallstreetbets
- MDMA-assisted psychotherapy has proven so effective for PTSD that the FDA approved the treatment for Expanded Access, allowing certain patients access to the therapy before Phase 3 trials are concluded. Full approval is estimated for 2022. https://newatlas.com/health-wellbeing/mdma-psychotherapy-ptsd-expanded-access-fda-maps/ 430 comments science
- MDMA-assisted therapy may be an effective catalyst in autistic adults for intra- and interpersonal change. Participants reported accounts of lasting transformation and healing from conditions such as trauma and social anxiety. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02791072.2019.1587116?journalcode=ujpd20 22 comments science
- MDMA could be ‘breakthrough’ therapy for soldiers, others suffering from PTSD. FDA grants Breakthrough Therapy designation for MDMA-assisted psychotherapy, agrees on Phase 3 trials https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/ecstasy-could-be-breakthrough-therapy-for-soldiers-others-suffering-from-ptsd/2017/08/26/009314ca-842f-11e7-b359-15a3617c767b_story.html 6 comments science
- MDMA-Assisted Therapy successfully treating PTSD: "The people coming out of the study have no need to go back; you get the value and it lasts." [The Doctors, x-post /r/MDMAtherapy] http://bcove.me/kfxbnf3w 5 comments science
- Low doses of MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy, can help to reduce the challenging effects and enhance the positive experiences associated with psychedelic drugs like LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) and psilocybin, the active component in magic mushrooms. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-40856-5 182 comments science
- MDMA trials under review in Canada over alleged abuse of study participants https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/20/mdma-trials-canada-review-alleged-abuse 9 comments worldnews
- Public urination at Glastonbury Festival leaves traces of cocaine and MDMA in river, posing threat to rare eels https://edition.cnn.com/2021/09/28/europe/glastonbury-drugs-river-wildlife-scn-scli-intl/index.html 4 comments nottheonion
- MAPs (numi) passes their phase 3 trial of MDMA assisted therapy, 70% effective treating PTSD https://maps.org/news/media/9122-maps-phase-3-trial-of-mdma-assisted-therapy-for-ptsd-achieves-successful-results-for-patients-with-severe-chronic-ptsd 5 comments wallstreetbets
- MDMA seized in France was actually strawberry sweets https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2021/0319/1205077-france-drug-seizure/ 8 comments nottheonion
- Taking MDMA could help to treat alcoholism https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/taking-mdma-could-help-to-treat-alcoholism-2lh0mtzlg 201 comments science
- MDMA's social and addictive effects aren't the same. Study in mice distinguishes the molecular pathway responsible for MDMA's abuse potential from its propensity to make people feel sociable. Findings could lead to treatments for psychiatric disorders marked by social awkwardness and withdrawal. http://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2019/12/rave-new-world-scientists-pry-apart-party-drugs-therapeutic.html 9 comments science
- Stanford researchers studying MDMA say they’ve identified separate brain pathways that activate addiction and social behavior. The finding suggests an altered form of the drug might one day give users a social boost without the risk of addiction. https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/trip-therapy-scientists-pin-down-how-mdma-works-in-the-brain 22 comments science
- MDMA Could Be Tailored to Make It More Suitable for Treating Mental Illness https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/mdma-could-be-tailored-to-make-it-more-suitable-for-treating-mental-illness/ 3 comments science
- Professor in western Japan allegedly made students produce MDMA https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2019/04/232e8ae8e94e-professor-in-western-japan-allegedly-made-students-produce-mdma.html 18 comments worldnews
- Science professor allegedly taught students to make ecstasy | A Japanese university professor could face up to 10 years in prison after allegedly teaching his students how to produce MDMA to “further their knowledge” of pharmaceuticals, according to reports. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/17/science-professor-allegedly-taught-students-to-make-ecstasy 140 comments worldnews
- Israeli Ministry of Health Approves Therapeutic MDMA for PTSD Treatment https://hightimes.com/news/israeli-ministry-health-approves-therapeutic-mdma-ptsd-treatment/ 9 comments worldnews
- MDMA to Be Used in Trauma Treatment in Israel and U.S. May Not Be Far Behind https://www.newsweek.com/mdma-be-used-trauma-treatment-israel-and-us-may-not-be-far-behind-1326663 48 comments worldnews
- MDMA Makes Antisocial Octopuses Almost Cuddly https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/09/20/648788149/octopuses-get-strangely-cuddly-on-the-mood-drug-ecstasy 4 comments science
- The normally shy California two-spot octopus becomes more social after being given methylendioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), mirroring the drug's effects on humans, despite human and octopus lineages being separated by over 500 million years of evolution. https://www.cell.com/current-biology/pdfextended/s0960-9822(18)30991-6 7 comments science
- The undersea and the ecstasy: MDMA leaves octopuses loved up https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/sep/20/mdma-makes-octopuses-more-sociable 6 comments worldnews
- Hyderabad techie arrested for selling MDMA and ganja openly on Facebook https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/hyderabad-techie-arrested-selling-mdma-and-ganja-openly-facebook-85964 23 comments india
- Ecstasy: FDA Approves Trial of MDMA as PTSD Treatment http://time.com/4586014/fda-ecstasy-mdma-ptsd-treatment-trial/?iid=sr-link2 3 comments worldnews
- MDMA experiments could unlock treatments for disorders like autism and PTSD, say Stanford researchers in Cell paper. https://www.researchgate.net/blog/post/researching-how-ecstasy-affects-the-human-brain 5 comments science
- Swedish robot that bought MDMA, passport and baseball cap released by authorities http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/technology/swedish-robot-that-bought-mdma-passport-and-baseball-cap-released-by-authorities-31150495.html 9 comments nottheonion
- Swedish robot that bought MDMA, passport and baseball cap is released by police http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/technology/swedish-robot-that-bought-mdma-passport-and-baseball-cap-released-by-authorities-31150495.html 265 comments worldnews
- Two norwegian scientists crowdfunding to start producing legal MDMA and Psilocybin (Non-profit) EmmaSofia https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/let-s-produce-mdma-and-psychedelics/x/10077417 7 comments worldnews
- Canadian Playboy model (auditioned for) Arrested for posession of 40 KG of MDMA and more than 50,000 ecstasy tablets. http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/10/17/krista-boseley-photos-model-arrest_n_6001174.html 4 comments worldnews
- CBS Boston thinks 'EDM' is slang for MDMA http://www.mixmag.net/words/news/cbs-boston-refers-molly-edm 118 comments nottheonion
- More evidence MDMA enhances emotional empathy and pro-social behavior. http://www.researchgate.net/publication/257464273_mdma_enhances_emotional_empathy_and_prosocial_behavior 3 comments science
- Dutch drug dealers that were active on Silk Road sentenced to 4 and 5 years in a Dutch prison. Prosecution seized €100k and 325+ Bitcoins. Judges claim that the concentration of MDMA in their product was dangerously high. They were caught cooking in a freight container in their backyard. http://m.nrc.nl/nieuws/2014/05/08/rechter-geeft-online-drugsdealers-tot-vijf-jaar-cel/ 9 comments worldnews
- New study estimates the percents of US, UK and Australian drug users who bought drugs from Silk Road; the most commonly bought drug was MDMA http://www.dailydot.com/lifestyle/silk-road-drug-users-study-uk-us-australia/ 8 comments worldnews
- American university bans electronic music to curb MDMA use. http://mancunion.com/2013/11/18/american-university-bans-electronic-music-to-curb-mdma-use/ 4 comments nottheonion
- The outlawing of drugs such as cannabis, MDMA and LSD amounts to the “the worst case of scientific censorship since the Catholic Church banned the works of Copernicus and Galileo”, the former U.K. Government drugs advisor Professor David Nutt has claimed. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/the-worst-case-of-scientific-censorship-since-the-catholic-church-banned-the-works-of-galileo-scientists-call-for-drugs-to-be-legalised-to-allow-proper-study-of-their-properties-8654514.html 131 comments science
- MDMA shows promising long term results for PTSD treatment: "They found 80 percent of patients reported that much or all of the initial benefit they achieved persisted a year to five years after the therapy ended." http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/20/health/ecstasy-treatment-for-post-traumatic-stress-shows-promise.html?miiaou 963 comments science
- MDMA keeps severe stress at bay -- Prolonged relief reported from drug-enhanced therapy sessions http://www.nature.com/news/mdma-keeps-severe-stress-at-bay-1.11864 845 comments science
- THC Prevents MDMA Neurotoxicity in Mice. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20174577 82 comments science
- Tried MDMA last night. This adequately describes the experience. http://www.cheatengine.org/forum/files/laughing_lama_214.gif 56 comments reddit.com
- Ecstasy (MDMA) approved for medical study in US http://www.cnn.com/2004/health/02/25/ecstasy.study/index.html 17 comments reddit.com