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Part 2 of our special investigation into the latest research into the effects of recreational drugs.
ECSTASY - THE 'FEEL-GOOD' DRUG
Despite recent signs it may be starting to lose its appeal, the most widely used illicit drug in Australia after cannabis is ecstasy, a synthetic stimulant with hallucinogenic properties.
Ecstasy, or MDMA (methylenedioxymethamphetamine) - first appeared in Australian nightclubs in the late 1980s and the dance and rave scene has largely propelled its popularity since. This is despite being linked in a blaze of publicity to several deaths in the mid-1990s, both here and overseas.
MDMA was first synthesised in 1912 by a German pharmaceutical company; stemming from research to develop a blood-clotting agent, not an appetite suppressant as has been reported.
cont at
http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/features/print/4984/name-your-poison-part-2
ECSTASY - THE 'FEEL-GOOD' DRUG
Despite recent signs it may be starting to lose its appeal, the most widely used illicit drug in Australia after cannabis is ecstasy, a synthetic stimulant with hallucinogenic properties.
Ecstasy, or MDMA (methylenedioxymethamphetamine) - first appeared in Australian nightclubs in the late 1980s and the dance and rave scene has largely propelled its popularity since. This is despite being linked in a blaze of publicity to several deaths in the mid-1990s, both here and overseas.
MDMA was first synthesised in 1912 by a German pharmaceutical company; stemming from research to develop a blood-clotting agent, not an appetite suppressant as has been reported.
cont at
http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/features/print/4984/name-your-poison-part-2