Street Names

Adam , Bean , E , Ecstasy , M , Roll , X , XTC

 

Description

MDMA or Ecstasy (3-4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine), is a synthetic drug with amphetamine-like and hallucinogenic properties.

 

Physical Description

Ecstasy come in a tablet form that is often branded, e.g. Playboy bunnies, Nike swoosh, CK

 

How it is used

Users sometimes take Ecstasy in pill form at "raves," to keep on dancing and for mood enhancement. Older teens and college students often go to raves regularly.

 

Short-Term Effects

Psychological difficulties including confusion, depression, sleep problems, drug craving, severe anxiety, and paranoia &endash; during and sometimes weeks after taking MDMA, physical symptoms such as muscle tension, involuntary teeth clenching, nausea, blurred vision, rapid eye movement, faintness, and chills or sweating are all serious short-term effects.

 

Long-Term Effects

Recent research links MDMA with long-term damage to parts of the brain that control thought and memory. Frequent use of MDMA was found, to produce long-lasting, perhaps permanent, damage to the neurons that release serotonin, and consequent memory impairment in lab animals and humans.

 

Federal Classification

MDMA is a Schedule I drug