How to Use MDMA in a Sentence

MDMA

noun
  • But only one person in the MDMA group dropped out of the study.
    — Carla K. Johnson, Fortune Well, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Plus, only about 5% dropped out from the MDMA groups in both trials.
    — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 7 June 2024
  • For those who received MDMA, the results endured for at least six months.
    — Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Love hearts, lightning bolts, and pill capsules mean MDMA, or molly.
    — Mattha Busby, WIRED, 17 Dec. 2024
  • But as with many of these substances, the use of MDMA as a therapeutic is not a new phenomenon.
    — Sarah Sinclair, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The four-and-a-half-pound lawn ornament was later discovered to be made entirely of MDMA.
    — Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
  • About 40% of people in each trial had taken MDMA before.
    — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 7 June 2024
  • The fact that about 40% of those in the trials had tried MDMA before enrolling in the study only fueled speculation about whether the findings could be trusted.
    — Will Stone, NPR, 13 June 2024
  • Nearly half the participants in the MDMA group met criteria for remission, compared to about 1 in 5 in the placebo group.
    — Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The exact mechanisms through which MDMA works are not well understood.
    — Rachel Riederer, The New Yorker, 13 July 2023
  • Among many other topics, leading researchers hope to dispel myths about substances such as MDMA.
    — Benjamin Adams, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
  • Neither patients nor their therapists were told who was given MDMA.
    — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Sep. 2023
  • This air of legitimacy—the idea that psychedelics could be more serious drugs than cannabis—gives drugs like MDMA and psilocybin certain advantages.
    — Jane C. Hu, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2024
  • The orange pills, for instance, plainly contained MDMA, also known as ectasy.
    — Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2023
  • Payne reportedly had a recreational drug that is typically made up of MDMA, ketamine and methamphetamine in his system.
    — Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • One common misconception is that mixing uppers and downers, like MDMA and ketamine, will balance each other out.
    — Celia Ford, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Few drugs in history have generated as much controversy as MDMA—or held as much promise.
    — Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 8 Dec. 2023
  • The organization said no serious adverse events were reported from subjects who received MDMA in the studies.
    — David Ovalle, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2023
  • First, overdoses are much more common in non-festival settings, and fentanyl contamination is exceedingly rare in the club drugs MDMA and ketamine.
    — The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Law enforcement officers seized cocaine, MDMA and ketamine, as well as gold and black trays with a white powdery substance, at his residence, prompting two felony and two misdemeanor charges on suspicion of possession, according to the records.
    — Doha Madani, NBC News, 24 Sep. 2024
  • Investigators noticed some contents resembled MDMA pills in size and shape.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Adding another layer to the already shocking discoveries, the raid report also revealed that someone made an unsubstantiated claim that the MDMA had been mixed into alcoholic drinks and served to females at the home.
    — Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Scientists still do not fully understand how MDMA catalyzes healing.
    — New York Times, 29 May 2022
  • Kanna is subtle and comparisons to MDMA may be exaggerated.
    — Andrew Deangelo, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Most interestingly, though, using mouse models, the team found that the psychedelics psilocybin and MDMA blocked the monocytes from collecting in the brain, thus hampering the immune system's ability to spark fear and create an inflammatory response.
    — Michael Franco may 06, New Atlas, 6 May 2025
  • Psychedelics researchers say that MDMA may benefit several mental health conditions.
    — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 15 Aug. 2024
  • First, the mainstream medical establishment will need to see MDMA therapy as legitimate.
    — Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2023
  • To the surprise of almost everyone involved, therapy using MDMA — commonly known as ecstasy — will probably not become legal this year.
    — Sigal Samuel, Vox, 19 June 2024
  • Products in the works at various pharmaceutical companies aim to make ketamine and other dissociative drugs, such as psychedelics like MDMA, even better antidepressants.
    — Sonya Collins, Fortune Well, 4 Nov. 2023
  • Nelson agreed, pointing to similar effects for other hallucinogens like psilocybin and MDMA.
    — Dr. Angela Zhang, ABC News, 5 Jan. 2024

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