In 1977, when Alexander Shulgin introduced Zeff to MDMA, the drug was still legal. Zeff popularized it in the psychotherapeutic community,[1] dubbing it "Adam" because he believed it returned one to a state of primordial innocencecitation needed.
^ Bennett, Drake (2005-1-30). "Dr. Ecstasy", New York Times Magazine. Retrieved on 2008-06-01."Ann Shulgin remembers a speaker at Zeff's memorial service saying that Zeff had introduced the drug to 'about 4,000' therapists."