There is a drug currently present in our society called methalenedioxymethamphetamine, or if you can¡¦t pronounce that, MDMA, known more commonly as Ecstacy This drug was created in 1914 to be used primarily as a dietary supplement The drug was not a popular product on the market and so its manufacturer let the patent expire (ADIC 1). In the 1970's the drug regained some popularity, but not with consumers It was then being studied in the medical field.ƒÏ At this time MDMA was legal.ƒÏ It wasn¡¦t until 1985, when the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) discovered the drug produced harmful effects in rodents serotonin levels was made illega

The drug has come a long way since it was first created by the Merck Company of Germany in 1914 (Ecstasy 1).ƒÏ In the 1970's many therapists thought the drug would help people "bring out their true feelings in a peaceful and open manner (ADIC 1)."ƒÏ Then, in the 1980's, the drug exploded in nightclubs primarily in Texas and in Great Britain (ADIC 1).ƒÏ The drug produced a happy feeling in a person, and one would want to dance the night away.ƒÏ People who used ecstasy felt great. Many claimed it was there drug of choice, and still do. When the DEA noticed the impact ecstasy had on the club scene they took a closer look. Ecstasy was becoming a popular illegal drug.ƒÏThe DEA classified the drug as a schedule I.ƒÏ

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