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| − | '''Methylenedioxymethamphetamine''' (commonly abbreviated MDMA), which is widely referred to as '''Ecstasy''', is a semisynthetic psychedelic entactogen drug that is illegal in the [[United States]]. It is considered to be a stimulant, and physically unaddictive. It is usually taken in pill form, although it can also be snorted or injected. [http://www.brown.edu/Student_Services/Health_Services/Health_Education/atod/od_ecstasy.htm] MDMA is heavily associated with "rave" culture. Though it is also used as a tool for spiritual practices, such as transcendency and meditation. Despite it being a Schedule I narcotic, the death count for this drug is very low, with most being the result of mixing drugs. The death rate of ecstasy in the | + | '''Methylenedioxymethamphetamine''' (commonly abbreviated MDMA), which is widely referred to as '''Ecstasy''', is a semisynthetic psychedelic entactogen drug that is illegal in the [[United States]]. It is considered to be a stimulant, and physically unaddictive. It is usually taken in pill form, although it can also be snorted or injected. [http://www.brown.edu/Student_Services/Health_Services/Health_Education/atod/od_ecstasy.htm] MDMA is heavily associated with "rave" culture. Though it is also used as a tool for spiritual practices, such as transcendency and meditation. Despite it being a Schedule I narcotic, the death count for this drug is very low, with most being the result of mixing drugs. The death rate of ecstasy in the UK is 0.25% that of alcohol-related deaths, with similiar statistics in America, Canada, Australia and the Netherlands. |
==Effects of MDMA== | ==Effects of MDMA== | ||
MDMA increases one's [[heart]] rate and can affect memory, the body's ability to regulate temperature, and can lead to [[depression]], anxiety, and sleep problems, nausea, dehydration/headstroke, among other things.. [http://www.nida.nih.gov/Infofacts/ecstasy.html] It produces a euphoric "high" that lasts several hours by releasing norepinephrine, but depression and a general feeling of malaise are a frequent result once the high wears off. | MDMA increases one's [[heart]] rate and can affect memory, the body's ability to regulate temperature, and can lead to [[depression]], anxiety, and sleep problems, nausea, dehydration/headstroke, among other things.. [http://www.nida.nih.gov/Infofacts/ecstasy.html] It produces a euphoric "high" that lasts several hours by releasing norepinephrine, but depression and a general feeling of malaise are a frequent result once the high wears off. | ||
[[Category:Illegal substances]] | [[Category:Illegal substances]] | ||
Revision as of 14:03, October 3, 2007
Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (commonly abbreviated MDMA), which is widely referred to as Ecstasy, is a semisynthetic psychedelic entactogen drug that is illegal in the United States. It is considered to be a stimulant, and physically unaddictive. It is usually taken in pill form, although it can also be snorted or injected. [1] MDMA is heavily associated with "rave" culture. Though it is also used as a tool for spiritual practices, such as transcendency and meditation. Despite it being a Schedule I narcotic, the death count for this drug is very low, with most being the result of mixing drugs. The death rate of ecstasy in the UK is 0.25% that of alcohol-related deaths, with similiar statistics in America, Canada, Australia and the Netherlands.
Effects of MDMA
MDMA increases one's heart rate and can affect memory, the body's ability to regulate temperature, and can lead to depression, anxiety, and sleep problems, nausea, dehydration/headstroke, among other things.. [2] It produces a euphoric "high" that lasts several hours by releasing norepinephrine, but depression and a general feeling of malaise are a frequent result once the high wears off.