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Ecstasy (also known as 'love drug', 'XTC' or 'E') is the name commonly used for the illegal designer drug related to amphetamine, 3, 4 methylenedioxy-methamphetamine (MDMA). MDMA was patented in 1914 as an appetite suppressant, has been investigated as a mood modifying agent, but with its predecessor 3, 4 methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA) is now widely (and wrongly), promoted as a safe, non-toxic means to 'warm loving relaxation'
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Duxbury, A. Ecstasy--dental implications. Br Dent J 175, 38 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.4808200
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