The Party Drug Molly Can Make You A Racist: Study

Study Finds Party Drug Molly Can Make You Racist
Pix of some of the versions of this drug, ecstasy, in plastic evidence bags at the metro police property unit. Therein lies the problem. We couldn't remove the drugs from the bags. So sorry. (Photo by Peter Power/Toronto Star via Getty Images)
Pix of some of the versions of this drug, ecstasy, in plastic evidence bags at the metro police property unit. Therein lies the problem. We couldn't remove the drugs from the bags. So sorry. (Photo by Peter Power/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

Far from being a recipe for peace on earth, a new study for the Netherlands suggests that the "love hormone" oxytocin, triggered by the party drug MDMA, only makes you love people in your in-group, and contributes to conflict with outsiders

The hormone released by the popular party drug Molly — also known as Ecstasy or MDMA — doesn’t only make you feel all loved-up and happy, but also racist and nepotistic, a new study suggests.

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