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Ecstasy’s Odyssey
When the creator of MDMA first experimented with the drug, he felt a mellow sensation that he compared to “a low-calorie martini.”
I Feel Love: MDMA and the Quest for Connection in a Fractured World
by Rachel Nuwer
The History of MDMA
by Torsten Passie in collaboration with Udo Benzenhöfer, translated from the German by Andrew Dennis
May 23, 2024 issue