Examples of MDMA in a Sentence

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The joint task force operation found the organization was distributing various drugs, including opioids, high-grade marijuana, THC products and MDMA. Kerry Breen, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2025 Studies from institutions like Johns Hopkins University and the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) have demonstrated that psychedelics such as psilocybin (magic mushrooms) and MDMA can play a significant role in treating mental health conditions. Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2025 Roughly 38 years of planning came to a head when Lykos Therapeutics — a for-profit outgrowth of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, founded in 1986 — submitted an application to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for MDMA therapy to treat PTSD. Dylan Matthews, Vox, 2 Jan. 2025 Budden has also been open about overcoming addiction to PCP and MDMA and now speaks out against drug use. Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for MDMA 

Word History

Etymology

methylene + di- + methamphetamine

First Known Use

1978, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of MDMA was in 1978

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“MDMA.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/MDMA. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.

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