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Can ecstasy be used to treat autism? Scientists are preparing to study how the drug, also known as MDMA, may relieve social anxiety in high-functioning autistic adults, according to a recent review in press in the journal, Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry, where the research team laid out their plan to study the therapeutic effects of MDMA, which is known to increase energy, euphoria, emotional warmth and empathy toward others. We look at the story on the Lip News with Nik Zecevic and Jose Marcelino Ortiz.