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a chemical hug your brain bills you for three days later
means A street name for MDMA, the recreational drug also sold as ecstasy, valued for its rush of euphoria and emotional warmth.
from Short for "molecular," the term arose as slang for MDMA marketed as a supposedly pure powder or crystal form, distinguished from pressed pills. The drug itself, MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine), was first synthesized by a German pharmaceutical company in the early 20th century; "molly" as a name is much later, emerging from American drug culture in recent decades. The choice of a friendly woman's name—Molly being a diminutive of Mary—lent the drug a softer, more approachable face.
- true name
- MDMA, supposedly the pure crystalline form
- origin story
- Merck patented it in 1912, then ignored it
- therapy track
- FDA fast-tracked MDMA for PTSD treatment trials
- jaw tax
- causes involuntary teeth grinding called bruxism
- empathy switch
- floods the brain with serotonin and oxytocin
molly weasley — harry potter character, mother of 7 children in the fictional wizarding world
molly ringwald — american actress, starred in the breakfast club (1985)
molly fish — live-bearing aquarium fish species, popular in home tanks worldwide