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
  • Some of the pills contained a mixture of ketamine and MDMA.
    Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2025
  • 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
  • Built to detect fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine, MDMA, ketamine, and even explosives, the tech is showing accuracy and speed that trained dogs simply can't match.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2025
  • The images depicted envelopes containing ketamine, a bag of MDMA and at least 16 boxes full of lubricant bottles.
    Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 14 June 2025
  • Among the items were cellphones stuffed inside a designer boot, a designer bag filled with drugs including ketamine and MDMA, dozens of bottles of lubricant, and a .45 caliber handgun in a red suitcase.
    Nbc News, NBC news, 22 May 2025
  • 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
  • Other psychedelics, such as psilocybin and MDMA, also have this designation.
    Amber X. Chen, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 June 2025
  • The organization said no serious adverse events were reported from subjects who received MDMA in the studies.
    David Ovalle, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Richard was in the jail for less than 24 hours before overdosing, with autopsy results confirmed several drugs in his system, including two types of fentanyl, MDMA and benzoylecgonine.
    Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 July 2025
  • 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

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