Drug Enforcement Administration ecstasy

But by the early 1980s, reports of Ecstasy s psychedelic effects leaked out to the public, and recreational Ecstasy use blossomed on college campuses in states such as California and Texas. This prompted the Drug Enforcement Administration... 

Figure 6.1 Efforts to control the production and sale of Ecstasy in the United States involve many agencies. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), United States Customs, and local police are all involved in seizing illegal Ecstasy tablets. This photo shows a batch of Ecstasy tablets confiscated by the United States Customs Agency.

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and state/local law enforcement authorities throughout the United States have noted an alarming trend involving illicit MDMA production. MDMA (Ecstasy) is a major drug problem in the United States. All businesses engaged in the sale of safrole and essential oils rich in safrole, such as, sassafras oil, brown camphor oil or camphor oil 1.070, also referred to as Chinese sassafras oil, should be aware of the use of these products by clandestine MDMA laboratory operators. 

Anonymous. MDMA (Ecstasy), Drug Enforcement Administration, Washington. Last accessed February 27, 2004. Available from http //www.dea.gov/concern/mdma/mdma factsheet.html. 

This site, maintained by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), instructs viewers on the devastating effects of Ecstasy and predatory (date rape) drugs. Learn of DEA... 

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