Consumption of MDMA, also known as ecstasy, is dropping in Europe, while that of ketamine and cocaine is on the rise. In 2025, residues of MDMA detected in European wastewaters decreased by almost 16% ...

LISBON (Reuters) - The drug ecstasy is making a comeback in Europe, spreading as a mainstream party narcotic away from its niche use at dance clubs and reaching new young users, the Lisbon-based ...

MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine), known colloquially as Molly and Ecstasy, is a synthetic drug with effects similar to stimulants like methamphetamine. It was first synthesized in 1912 by ...

At a treatment center in Israel, therapists are testing whether the drug once associated with the party scene can help people ...

Study authors wrote that using enough MDMA to effectively treat a patient with a malignant tumor would likely kill cancer cells. Researchers also chemically re-engineered ecstasy by taking some atoms ...

According to our wastewater, that’s just the way we roll ...

“Do not use this pill at all,” Dutch addiction institute Trimbos said.

About 11% of Australians will develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at some point in their life. PTSD is a mental health disorder people may develop after experiencing or witnessing a ...

A study in rats suggests MDMA can prevent the rise in alcohol intake that follows trauma-like stress, but only in animals ...

Research suggests the therapeutic use of MDMA (ecstasy) may help people living with PTSD, but FDA approval is still pending. MDMA alters brain chemicals and processes related to memory consolidation, ...