[Ecstasy, a new designer drug in the techno-scene]

Psychiatr Prax. 1996 Nov;23(6):266-9.
[Article in German]

Abstract

Ecstasy is the term of MDMA, which is spread most of all in the techno scene. Wellknown for centuries as an agent of the nutmeg, MDMA was discovered as a drug during the last decades. Origin, physical and psychical effects and the results of chronicle abuse are described. Consume of XTC as a typical drug abuse of the techno scene represents a new challenge for the classical drug aid system. There are only few points of contact with the heroin scene.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Designer Drugs*
  • Hallucinogens*
  • Humans
  • N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine*
  • Peer Group
  • Social Environment
  • Substance-Related Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Substance-Related Disorders / psychology

Substances

  • Designer Drugs
  • Hallucinogens
  • N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine