Another Abusable Amphetamine

Abstract

To Editor:— Over past six months abuse of yet another type of amphetamine has come to our attention. The drug is methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA). We have been led to believe that origin of abuse of this drug is local to Wisconsin, and presently it is one of most frequently abused drugs within our drug subculture. Recently there has been a largescale arrest of producers of MDA within Wisconsin. The effects of drug have been related to us by several adolescent patients. Physically, only visible change described was widely dilated pupils. However, subjectively, patients described a mild sense of physical well-being with some increase in taste sensation. This was accompanied by a feeling of numbness or a decreased awareness of bodily sensations. Psychic effects of drug center around an increased need for interpersonal relationships. This, perhaps, accounts for MDA being known as the