How does ecstasy kill?
- Written by Nicole Lee, Professor at the National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University
MDMA itself isn't a dangerous drug. But adulterants found in drugs made by at-home chemists can be deadly. from www.shutterstock.com
MDMA (Methylenedioxymethamphetamine), commonly referred to as ecstasy, was manufactured as a potential pharmaceutical early last century. It had some limited use in the 1970s as a therapeutic aid in trauma treatment...