Few compounds better illustrate the tension between therapeutic promise, regulatory skepticism, abuse liability, and political momentum surrounding post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than the drug ...

Taking antidepressant medication at the same time as MDMA is associated with a lower rate of fatal outcomes compared to other drug-related deaths. These findings provide baseline safety data for ...

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, ...

Since emerging in prominence on the party scene in the 1980s, ecstasy has become a staple of festival and rave culture. But the drug also carries far more risks today than it did back then − and some ...

Use of the drug MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy, may lead to lasting difficulties with learning and memory that persist long after a person stops taking it. A new analysis indicates that people who ...