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
  • Neither patients nor their therapists were told who was given MDMA.
    — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 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
  • 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
  • The orange pills, for instance, plainly contained MDMA, also known as ectasy.
    — Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2023
  • Japanese authorities did not find any other drugs in his luggage and believe the MDMA was for his personal use.
    — CBS News, 6 Dec. 2025
  • Kapri was previously arrested on May 6 on a felony charge of trafficking in MDMA.
    — Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
  • Charges included possession and trafficking of substances such as ketamine, MDMA and cocaine.
    — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
  • There were presumptive positives for benzodiazepines and meth/MDMA in her system, the report stated.
    — Alex Stone, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Similar racial gaps have been observed for MDMA (ecstasy), LSD, and mescaline.
    — Jerel Ezell, STAT, 1 May 2026
  • One thing helping that is a new friendship with Bree (Catherine Missal); the pair bond while on MDMA and have an unexpected sleepover at a bus stop.
    — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Black is charged with allegedly trafficking between 10 grams and 200 grams of MDMA, known on the street as molly or ecstasy.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026
  • Another thing that a lot of these jam band fans love is drugs — tripping, smoking weed, rolling on MDMA, doing peyote or ayahuasca, and eventually many of them loved smoking crack and shooting heroin.
    — David Manheim, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Her body had multiple injuries, and toxicology testing detected MDMA in her system.
    — Sacbee.com, 19 May 2026
  • Her body had multiple injuries, and toxicology testing detected MDMA in her system.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
  • The results suggest a broad surge in support for loosening restrictions on research into substances such as psilocybin and MDMA to probe their potential for medical use.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 13 May 2026
  • Tusi is a party drug that typically contains a blend of ketamine, MDMA, and other psychoactive substances, but it is often misrepresented as cocaine.
    — Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 13 Aug. 2025
  • And in some clinical trials, psilocybin, MDMA and LSD have been found to have promising results in treating mental health conditions.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Studies will examine both the therapeutic and impairing effects of cannabis, psilocybin, MDMA and alcohol.
    — Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The Brooklyn native was found with cocaine and MDMA and also admitted to assaulting a man who taunted him about snitching during a recent trip to a Florida mall.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
  • This tour also follows Lorde's two years of MDMA and psilocybin therapy, a PTSD treatment, which helped free her from crippling stage fright.
    — Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Many prioritize research around less controversial psychedelics like psilocybin and MDMA derivatives for mental health treatment.
    — Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Liberato began visiting a psychotherapist amid his breakup with cage fighting, and the doctor recommended therapy sessions with the drug MDMA.
    — Frederick Dreier, Outside, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Arabzai, who was released on $20,000 bond, has been charged with felony counts of possessing cocaine and MDMA for sale and a misdemeanor marijuana possession charge, court records show.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 24 June 2026
  • Kodak Black was arrested Wednesday in Florida on suspicion of trafficking more than 10 grams of MDMA.
    — Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026

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