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OCR: HIETHYLENEDI WHar ?? The chemical name for Ecstasy is "methylene- doxymethamphetamine, " or "MDMA" for short. Although it is derived from organic material, MDMA itself does not occur in nature, and must be created in a complex laboratory process. MDMA was designed in 1914 by the Merck Company of Germany. However, it was not used until the early 1970s when some therapists believed that it helped people to bring out their true feelings in a peaceful and open manner. For many years, Ecstasy (known then as "ADAM") remained legal, known only among a fairly small group of people In the mid-1980s, Ecstasy exploded into the nightclub scene in Texas and Britain. Fearing possibe health risks, all scientific, therapeutic, and recreational use by humans was banned by the Unites States and British Gove ...