What is Legal Ecstasy

Ecstasy is MDMA, or 3, 4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine and it is a synthetic, psychoactive drug chemically similar to the stimulant methamphetamine and the hallucinogen mescaline.   It belongs to a family of drugs called “entactogens,” which means “touching within.”  Other drugs within this category include MDA, MDE and MBDB.
 Other street names for Ecstasy or MDMA include Adam, XTC, hug, Beans, and love drug.  Whatever name associated with this drug, be assured that it is an illegal drug that acts as both, a stimulant and psychedelic, producing an energizing effect, as well as distortions in time and perception and enhanced enjoyment from tactile experiences.

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Ecstasy is known as a designer drug, because it is created for the purpose of making someone feel high.  The drug is popular with teens and young adults who go to clubs, concerts, or “rave Parties.”  Users think that ecstasy will make them feel good and enable them to keep going for days without rest.  However, what they don’t realize is how dangerous ecstasy actually is.
Before Ecstasy became illegal in 1985, it was used and monitored by psychiatrists as a therapeutic tool.  Studies are currently underway in Spain and Israel assessing Ecstasy’s effectiveness in the treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

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What Are The Effects

Ecstasy is a “mood elevator” that produces a relaxed, euphoric state.  It does not produce hallucinations.  Ecstasy exerts its primary effects in the brain on neurons that use the chemical serotonin to communicate with other neurons.  The serotonin system plays an important role in regulating mood, aggression, sexual activity, sleep, and sensitivity to pain.  It takes effect within 20-40 minutes after ingesting, with little rushes of exhilaration which can be accompanied by nausea.  You do not feel the peak effects until approximately 60-90 minutes after taking the drug.  At this time sensations are enhanced and the user may experience heightened feelings of empathy, emotional warmth, and self-acceptance.  Most individuals report that their experience was very pleasant and highly controllable and otherwise totally unremarkable.  Even at the peak of the effect, they can usually deal with important matters.  The effects of this drug usually subside after 3-5 hours.

What is the Dosage

Ecstasy is almost always swallowed as a tablet or capsule and a normal dose is generally around 100-125 mg.   However, beware on the black market tablets vary widely in strength, and often may contain other drugs, and in high doses, it can interfere with the body’s ability to regulate temperature.   Hence, on rare, but unpredictable occasions, this can lead to a sharp increase in body temperature (hyperthermia), resulting in liver, kidney and cardiovascular system failure, and subsequently death.

Individuals should be aware, that other drugs chemically similar to Ecstasy, such as MDA (methylenedioxyamphetamine, the parent drug ) and PMA (paramethoxyamphetamine, associated with fatalities in the U.S. and Australia) are sometimes sold as ecstasy. These drugs can be neurotoxic or create additional health risks to the user. Also, these tablets may contain other substances , such as ephedrine (a stimulant); dextromethorphan (DXM, a cough suppressant that has PCP-like effects at high doses); ketamine (an anesthetic used mostly by veterinarians that also has PCP-like effects); caffeine; cocaine; and methamphetamine. While the combination of Ecstasy with one or more of these drugs may be inherently dangerous, users might also combine them with substances such as marijuana and alcohol, putting themselves at further physical risk.

Is Ecstasy Addictive

Studies reveal that although it is not physically addictive, the drug can often take on great importance in individuals lives, and some people become rather compulsive in their use.  Because it releases the brain chemical serotonin, which elevates mood and acts as a short-term antidepressant, compulsive users may be unconsciously trying to self-medicate for depression.   Therefore, for some individuals, this drug may be addictive.

A survey of young adult and adolescent users found that 43 percent of those who reported ecstasy use met the accepted diagnostic criteria for dependence, as evidenced by continued use despite knowledge of physical or psychological harm, withdrawal effects, and tolerance, and 34 percent met the criteria for drug abuse.  Almost 60 percent of people who use this drug report withdrawal symptoms, including fatigue, loss of appetite, depressed feelings, and trouble concentrating.

What is the Cost

Despite the fact that manufactures can produce the pill for as little as 25 to 50 cents, the street value of that same tablet can be as high as $40, with a tablet typically selling for between $20 and $30.   Several individuals have reported finding it for as low as $10 a tablet and as high as $40 for one tablet, depending upon their location in the U.S.  However, in Europe the cost can be a bit less.

Be Careful

As we forewarned, ecstasy is illegal and a conviction for possession can carry long prison sentences and great monetary loss.

Also, it has been reported that high doses have been linked to neurotoxic damage in laboratory animals, and it is still unknown whether such damage occurs in humans or, if it does, whether this has any long-term, negative consequences.

Some studies indicate that users of this drug perform more poorly than nonusers on certain types of cognitive or memory tasks.  However, we realize that this may be partly due to the use of other drugs in combination with ecstasy, among other factors.

Some people experience depression after taking ecstasy, which is a direct result of its action on certain brain chemicals.

If that is not enough, there have been some deaths associated with Ecstasy.  Usually these have been a result of heatstroke from dancing for long periods of time in hot clubs without replenishing lost body fluids.

Much of what is sold as “ecstasy” on the black market actually contains other drugs, some of which can be more dangerous than the drug itself, like PMA, Speed, DXM and PCP.

Finally, mixing this drug with alcohol or other drugs increases the risk of adverse reactions. 

Keeping this in mind, individuals should think hard and serious before taking this illegal drug!

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