In E for Ecstasy (a book examining the uses of the street drug ecstasy in the UK) the writer, activist and ecstasy advocate Nicholas Saunders highlighted test results showing that certain consignments of the drug also contained selegiline. Consignments of ecstasy known as "Strawberry" contained what Saunders described as a "potentially dangerous combination of ketamine, ephedrine and selegiline," as did a consignment of "Sitting Duck" Ecstasy tablets.
David Pearce wrote The Hedonistic Imperative six weeks after starting taking selegiline.
In Gregg Hurwitzs novel Out of the Dark, selegiline (Emsam') and tyramine-containing food were used to assassinate the president of the United States.