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The History of MDMA as an Underground Drug in the United States, 1960–1979

Torsten PassieProfessor and Visiting Scientist, Senckenberg Institute of History and Ethics in Medicine, Goethe University Frankfurt/Main, Frankfurt am Main, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
, M.D., M.A. &
Udo BenzenhöferProfessor, Senckenberg Institute of History and Ethics in Medicine, Goethe University Frankfurt/Main, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
, M.D., Ph.D.
Pages 67-75 | Received 29 Jun 2015, Accepted 26 Oct 2015, Published online: 03 Mar 2016

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