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Kind of strange that they only used the street name exclusively when referring to the drug. It's MDMA, BBC.

• sliverstorm 15y ago
  It's the BBC. You have to speak appropriately for your audience. Not to say the BBC's audience is a bunch of ecstasy addicts, but they aren't all chemistry PhD's either. Most people know drugs by their street name.
  • rahoulb 15y ago
    Although my daughter and her friends call it MDMA - ecstasy is what old people from the 20th century (like me) call it.
    • davedx 15y ago
      MDMA usually means in pure/cystal form, ecstasy usually in pills.
      • rahoulb 15y ago
        They talk about MDMA tablets though. I guess it's just each generation putting a stamp on it - like I would say "draw" instead of "pot"
  • hammock 15y ago
    Actually, at least in the US and UK, "ecstasy" usually refers to pills of MDMA which have been cut with some amount (50% or so) of meth or a similar upper. Pure MDMA (much safer) is more commonly referred to as molly to avoid confusion. The two formulations are very different.