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Ecstasy (MDMA) ( 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine)

Ecstasy (MDMA) ( 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine). Coby Dinges Ashley Stine. Street Names. Adam ( Sin of Adam) XTC Love Drug Sweeties Speed For Lovers Scooby Snacks Disco Biscuit. What ECSTASY does to the user. Feel effects within 30-60 minutes Peak within 1-1.5 hours

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Ecstasy (MDMA) ( 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine)

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  1. Ecstasy (MDMA)(3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine) Coby Dinges Ashley Stine

  2. Street Names • Adam ( Sin of Adam) • XTC • Love Drug • Sweeties • Speed For Lovers • Scooby Snacks • Disco Biscuit

  3. What ECSTASY does to the user • Feel effects within 30-60 minutes • Peak within 1-1.5 hours • Induce Euphoria (Intimacy) • Diminished Anxiety • Inner Peace and Self-acceptance • Start to love everyone and everything • Improves self-confidence

  4. What ECSTASY does to the user • Body senses intensified (smell touch taste) • Hyperactivity (Many people have the uncontrollable urge to dance ) • Increased energy and endurance • Increased Alertness, Awareness, and Wakefulness • Increased Desire, Drive, and Motivation • Decreased pain sensitivity

  5. Negative Effects • Memory loss ( Long Term ) • Body temperatures to raise to unsafe levels • Depression • Blurred vision • Sleep problems • Acne like rashes • Brain Damage • Liver Damage • Addiction

  6. How The drug is used • Ecstasy is being tested to be able to treat Post Dramatic Stress Disorder. • MDMA is used at raves to “increase the experience”

  7. Extent of use and abuse • In 2009, an estimated 760,000 people in the United States aged 12 or older used MDMA in the month prior to being surveyed. • Since the peak of use in 2000 – 2001, the use of MDMA has drastically declined.

  8. Interesting Facts • MDMA was legal in the US until 1985 • Man-made, not grown • Taking more than one pill at a time is called bumping • It is easier to become dehydrated when doing vigorous activity in a hot crowded environment.

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