What's in samples sold as MDMA or MDA?

This graph shows what substances are detected in a drug sold as MDMA (ecstasy, molly) or MDA (sally, sass), providing insights into how often the expected drug is present at all, by itself, and with specific other types of substances. "Expected" here refers to any phenethylamine, reflecting the similarity among MDA, MDMA, the 2C family, etc. All other substances are coded as major, minor, or other of interest, plus xylazine if present, as described in our drug coding. The purple-shaded sections on the right indicate that the "sold as" drug was present. Elements to the left shaded red provide details for samples where the expected drug was not detected.

Key substances

Below we present the share of samples reportedly sold as MDMA or MDA testing positive for key substances. For more detailed information about when one subtance type was found with another, click here.

Data notes

Drug testing sites can do little about potential cross-contamination: The container a client used may or may not have been used before. Therefore, any unusual combination may be due to cross-contamination and not represent drugs actually sold together. Results are cumulative. For more details on drug categories named above, click here.

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