Near Fatal Reaction to Ingestion of the Hallucinogenic Drug MDA

Abstract

3,4-Methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA) is a hallucinogenic drug for which, thus far, there have been no reported serious adverse effects. Three cases reported here document a near fatal, a severe, and a mild adverse reaction to ingestion of a single 500 mg capsule of pure MDA. Graded doses of pure MDA were administered to a series of mice, a cat, and a dog. Similar effects were observed, but the dosage was approximately ten times greater.