Assertion: ecstasy's mdma | /r/ObjectUse | used in 1970
Facets:
value: as an aid in psychotherapy
type: PURPOSE
value: as a recreational drug
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: MDMA was first used in the 1970s as an aid in psychotherapy (mental disorder treatment using "talk therapy").
text: MDMA was used in the 70s and 80s as an adjunct to psychotherapy before being classified as dangerous after recreational use of the drug increased.
text: Although used initially in the 1970s as an aid in psychotherapy, MDMA has now been labeled as a Schedule 1 substance, one with high abuse potential and no recognized medicinal use.
text: MDMA was first used in the 1970s, not as a recreational drug but as an aid in psychotherapy—although without the support of clinical trial research or FDA approval.