David E. Nichols (1986): Differences between the mechanism of action of MDMA, MBDB and the classic hallucinogens. Identification of a new therapeutic class: entactogenes, in: Journal of Psychoactive Drugs 18, S. 305-313

"It seemed that the effect of these drugs was to enable the therapist – or patient – to reach inside and deal with painful emotional issues that are not ordinary accesible. Just as the word "tact" has the connotation of communicating information in a sensitive and careful way so as to avoid offense, it seemed that the Latin root of this word, tactus, would be appropriate as part of the term. Addition of the Greek roots en (within or inside) and gen (to produce) created the term "entactogen", having the connotation of producing a touching within."

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