para-Methoxyamphetamine (PMA or "Dr. Death", a drug that causes so much overheating that it can kill within 40 minutes) is sometimes sold as ecstasy. There is one published case of an ecstasy tablet being adulterated with 8 mg of strychnine, a toxic alkaloid which was used in very low doses (less than 1 mg) as a stimulant and performance-enhancing drug in the past.
Para-Methoxyamphetamine (PMA or "Dr. Death", a drug that causes extreme overheating leading to death within 40 minutes), is sometimes sold as ecstasy. There has been one documented case of an ecstasy tablet being adulterated with 8 mg of strychnine, a toxic alkaloid previously used in small doses as a stimulant and performance enhancer.