Facts about 4-MTA, 4-Methylthioamphetamine, MDMA

4-MTA, 4-Methylthioamphetamine, MDMA , drug was developed by a research team and, was intended to be used only as an agent for laboratory research into the serotonin transporter protein.
It is a derivative of amphetamine and has similar effects to ecstasy, but The subjective effects of 4-MTA include prolonged stimulation, which, in contrast to other amphetamines, is accompanied by little sense of euphoria.
It was briefly sold on the black market as MDMA during the late 1990s, mainly in the USA, but proved unpopular due to its high risk of severe side effects such as: pronounced hyperthermia potentially resulting in organ failure and death. several deaths were reported and relative lack of positive euphoria. .