MDMA therapy uses regulated doses of MDMA alongside psychotherapy sessions to help treat certain psychiatric conditions. MDMA increases certain neurotransmitters, such as serotonin, in the brain.

The effects of MDMA on mood and mental health are complex and not fully understood, with conflicting data on whether it causes or helps with depression and anxiety. MDMA is an illegal Schedule I drug ...

Mostly known as a ‘party drug,’ MDMA may also have use in therapy for PSTD, anxiety, eating disorders, and more. Share on Pinterest Jamesmcq24/Getty Images The drug 3,4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine ...

Lori Tipton is among the growing number of people who say that MDMA, also known as ecstasy, saved their lives. Raised in New Orleans by a mother with untreated bipolar disorder who later killed ...

Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. For a while, MDMA looked poised to make history. After decades of advocacy from impassioned supporters, the party drug best known ...

A therapy room at Field Trip, a psychedelic therapy clinic in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Cole BURSTON / AFP) (Photo by COLE BURSTON/AFP via Getty Images) Today, MDMA is probably best known as a “party ...

Just like shoulder pads and bleached tips, drugs fall in and out of fashion with the scientific and medical establishment. And perhaps none is having such a renaissance moment as MDMA. Whether you ...

A vote against using MDMA as part of therapy for PTSD has provoked a powerful backlash among researchers who study psychedelic drugs. Some 13 million Americans struggle with post-traumatic stress ...

In the 47 years since she was raped by multiple assailants in San Francisco’s Chinatown, Susie Chin has tried to overcome the negative side effects through traditional therapy. But that has gone only ...

Abuse allegations and infighting helped kill a campaign to legalize MDMA for medical use. Trumpworld is giving the therapy’s advocates hope for a second shot. This was supposed to be the year of the ...

MDMA is an illegal drug with stimulant effects. It can also cause hallucinations. Street names include Molly, Ecstasy, X, Superman, and XTC, among many others. The development of MDMA dates back to ...

James Casey recalls having a fondness for fireworks while growing up on the outskirts of small towns in rural Louisiana and North Carolina. That was before his 2011 deployment as a U.S. Army medic to ...