MDMA, Ecstasy, Molly: Coming soon to a therapist near you
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The History of MDMA
MDMA was first synthesized by Merck in the very early 20th century. It wasn't known to be psychoactive back in 1912. Sasha Scholgen, a chemist that created dozens and dozens of novel psychedelic compounds, brought to his attention this older compound MDMA. And so he introduced it to a friend who was a psychedelic therapist in California. That's where it took off amongst hundreds of psychotherapists,. starting in California, but then spreading beyond that. Then only a few years later, it became popular in the nightclub scene in Texas at a particular nightclub initially.
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