Ecstasy

Confessions of a salvia eater Confessions of a salvia eater

This hallucinogenic herb offers an experience as intense as LSD, but the trip only lasts five minutes. Is it any wonder states are banning it?
By Neal Pollack Jun 18, 2008

  • Ecstasy begets empathy

    Psychiatrist and drug researcher Dr. Charles Grob sees value in MDMA -- when it's taken in therapy, not at a rave.
    By Sheerly Avni September 12, 2002

  • The disunited states of ecstasy

    At an all-day conference on MDMA, ravers, researchers and anti-drug crusaders debate its pros and cons. Consensus? Just say maybe.
    By Janelle Brown February 5, 2001

  • Compartmentalized kissing

    Does it work to have different people for different things, or do we all want a spouse?
    By Virginia Vitzthum October 3, 2000

  • Chemical ravings

    Worried that ecstasy may fry the serotonin cells in their brains, some ravers are taking Prozac.
    By Eric Sabo September 1, 2000

  • Lawmakers addicted to the quick fix

    Drug legislation like the proposed RAVE Act does more to promote illicit drug use than discourage it.
    By Greg Harrison July 16, 2002

  • Blue Glow

    Salon's TV picks for Thursday, July 26, 2001
    By Joyce Millman July 26, 2001

  • Ecstasy, Y2K and Camille Paglia

    Readers respond to recent People stories.
    February 14, 2001

  • Blue Glow

    Salon's TV picks for Thursday, Nov. 30, 2000
    By Joyce Millman November 30, 2000

  • Portrait of a drug czar

    Gen. Barry McCaffrey drives his government office like a lockstep battalion, but some contend his ruthless schedule and egomaniacal ways are only hurting his effort to bring sanity to America's drug policy.
    By Arthur Allen August 30, 2000

  • The sting

    By Daryl Lindsey
    By July 20, 2000

  • The sting

    Navy investigators seeking ecstasy dealing at Washington dance clubs are accused of targeting gay sailors.
    By Daryl Lindsey July 18, 2000

  • The poisoning of suburbia

    By Ted Oehmke
    By July 10, 2000

  • The poisoning of suburbia

    An 18-year-old girl died after taking a pill she thought was ecstasy. Is her death a sign of more tragedies to come?
    By Ted Oehmke July 6, 2000

  • Dazed and unused

    In the debut of a new column on drugs, our expert pharmacologists advise a woman on what to do with her stoned boyfriend's lack of interest in sex.
    By Cynthia Kuhn and Wilkie Wilson June 21, 2000

  • Is ecstasy too good to be true?

    "It was fun for a while"
    By June 16, 2000

  • The war on information

    Congressional anti-drug legislation could make it illegal to give life-saving advice about ecstasy.
    By Ted Oehmke June 15, 2000

  • The agony after ecstasy

    I took the drug for nearly a year to lift myself to euphoria. Then I crashed hard.
    By Liz O'Brien June 14, 2000

  • Real Life Rock Top 10

    By Greil Marcus April 3, 2000

  • Ecstasy in Borneo

    Chinese exotic dancers offered me drugs and sex in Indonesian Borneo. Never underestimate a Lion's Club connection.
    By Chris Taylor February 18, 2000

  • Letters to the Editor

    Overdosing on "ecstasy" scare stories; why are female sportswriters whining?
    Letters to the Editor July 14, 1999

  • The big E

    Doctors, law enforcement and ravers are scrutinizing ecstasy's possible long-term effects as the drug pours into the U.S. in record numbers.
    By Dawn MacKeen July 7, 1999

  • 21st Log: Yahoo buys GeoCities -- pop-up ads and all

    By Janelle Brown January 25, 1999

  • Newsreal: Gays in Maine

    The recent vote in Maine to deprive the state's gays the guarantee of equal rights in housing, employment and other areas prompts one commentator to recommend going one step further: Refuse to allow them to pay taxes.
    By Daniel Reitz February 13, 1998

  • Media Circus: Scot on the rocks

    Fueled by ecstasy, Guinness and inspiration, "Trainspotting" author Irvine Welsh parties his way across the U.S.
    By Sara Baird May 13, 1997
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