What is Ecstasy and it's Effects?
Ecstasy (MDMA) is a synthetic drug that has stimulant and psychoactive properties. It is taken orally as a capsule or tablet.
Short-term effects include feelings of mental stimulation, emotional warmth, enhanced sensory perception, and increased physical energy. Adverse health effects can include nausea, chills, sweating, teeth clenching, muscle cramping, and blurred vision.
Ecstasy can interfere with the body's ability to regulate temperature; on rare occasions, this can be lethal.
Ecstasy is one of the most popular recreational psychoactives, most commonly sold in the form of "ecstasy" tablets. It is known for its empathogenic, euphoric, and stimulant effects, and has also been used in psychotherapy.
Overview:
- The most common drug used at parties
- MDMA called “Ecstasy” is a psychedelic
- Also referred to as a psycho-stimulant
- The younger generation have turned to Ecstasy as the drug of choice for recreational use.
Appearance:
Most often taken orally in the form of tablets and capsules. The pill is generally pastel in color and may have many different logos stamped into the pill itself.
Street Names:
Ecstasy, XTC, X, Adam, Clarity, Lover’s speed
Routes of Administration
Orally
Short - Term Effects
- Euphoria
- Relaxed feeling
- Altered perception of time
- Increased openness
- Increased awareness of emotions
- Increased sexual arousal
- Reduced defensiveness
- Greater self- esteem
- Loss of self consciousness
- Suppresses the need to eat, drink or sleep
- Ecstasy is a hallucinogen and produces a stimulant effect like amphetamine
- Muscle tension
- Increased heart rate
- Increased blood pressure
- Increased temperature
Long - Term Effects
- Memory impairment
- Heart attacks
- Strokes
- Seizures
- Depression
- Fatigue
- Stomach cramps
- Acne – skin rash
- Headaches
- Paranoia
- Difficulty in concentration
- Respiratory failure
- Liver failure
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