Ecstasy the hug drug
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In America, some 5 million people regularly take some kind of illegal pill. Ecstasy, or also known as MDMA, was first developed as an appetite suppresser. Now it is used mainly for "rave life". Ecstasy not only can have an effect on a person mentally, but also physically.
Ecstasy first originated in Germany as an appetite suppressant. It was never tested; therefore, when it hit the market, dieters seemed to complain of mirages, psychedelic features, and afterimages. But before these side effects occurred, many felt increases of confidence, well being, a rise of blood pressure, body temperature, and pulse rate. With a rise of blood pressure comes dehydration. The problems increase with a higher dosage.
Unfortunately, ecstasy today has a completely different prescription. Teenagers who attend all night dance parties have a "mind-blowing time," according to U.S. Customs Commissioner Raymond Kelly, "primarily use ecstasy". The drug breaks down communication barriers and allows a great recipe for intimate contact, which a lot of young people today strive for. The positive feelings that people report are very similar to that of Prozac (anti-depressant drug) and fenfluramine.
MDMA is usually taken orally in the form of pills synthesized by independent labs. They come in different colors, shapes, and sizes. The designer drug may also be taken in the form of a powder and injected into the blood stream for a quicker " high". The actual potency of the pills is determined by the size. They range from 50mg to 300mg depending on where it is made. Usually ecstasy is combined with smack, cocaine, heroin, or LSD as a way of coping with some of its undesirable effects.
Although drugs are very expensive to purchase, they are extremely cheap to make. "One tablet can be produced for two cents and turn around and be sold for as much as $45 on the street," remarks Raymond Kelly. U.S. Custom's officials have seized more than 950,000 Ecstasy tablets this year, more than twice the previous annual record of 381,000 in 1997.
Almost all users that have an ecstasy trip have said that it causes a feeling of empathy, openness and caring feeling. . The enhancement of positive emotions has been described as a decrease in defensiveness, fear, sense of separation from others, aggression, and obsessive behavior.
In both humans and animals, ecstasy causes a combination of amphetamine and hallucinogen like effects. It causes amphetamine-like hyperactivity along with classic signs of stimulation of flight and or a...
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