MDMA, also known as ecstasy or molly, is illegal. It is listed as a Schedule 1 drug by the U.S. federal government (the same group as marijuana and psilocybin, or magic mushrooms).In recent years ...

Lorde says MDMA therapy cured her stage fright. Here's what to know about the controversial mental health treatment.

F or a while, MDMA looked poised to make history. After decades of advocacy from impassioned supporters, the party drug best known as ecstasy emerged as the frontrunner to be the first psychedelic ...

"FDA rejects Lykos Therapeutics' MDMA drug therapy for PTSD, ... trial participants’ history of MDMA use and the contribution of psychotherapy to treatment outcomes. ...

A medicine based on MDMA – the active ingredient in recreational drug ecstasy – is on the cusp of FDA approval as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to the ...

The history of MDMA and the military runs deep. An animal toxicology study of MDMA was done by the U.S. Army Chemical Corps in 1953 and 1954 as part of the secretive Edgewood Arsenal experiments.

Universal History Archive, via Getty Images Three Studies of MDMA Treatment Retracted by Scientific Journal The psychedelic treatment, for PTSD, was rejected last week by government regulators.