2,3-Methylenedioxyamphetamine (2,3-MDA) or ORTHO-MDA is an

amphetamine Amphetamine (contracted from alpha- methylphenethylamine) is a strong central nervous system (CNS) stimulant that is used in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), narcolepsy, and obesity. It is also commonly used ...

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which is mentioned in PIHKAL as a fairly potent and long-lasting

stimulant Stimulants (also often referred to as psychostimulants or colloquially as uppers) is an overarching term that covers many drugs including those that increase activity of the central nervous system and the body, drugs that are pleasurable and inv ...

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, but with little or none of the entactogenic effects associated with its better-known

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MDA MDA, mda, or ''variation'', may refer to: Places * Moldova, a country in Europe with the ISO 3166-1 country code MDA Politics * Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (2018), ruling coalition government in the Indian State of Meghalaya led by National Pe ...

.MDA entry in PiHKAL on Erowid
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MDA entry in PiHKAL

MDA entry in PiHKAL • info
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