MDMA (ecstasy)

MDMA (ecstasy)

1. What is the definition of this drug classification (characteristics)
2. What are a few examples of drug that come under this classification
3. Short-term effects of that drug.
4. Long-term effects of that drug. Be sure to include physiological effects on the body.
5. Street names for that drug.
6. Pictures of what that drug looks like.
7. How that drug is taken.
8. Statistics related to that drug (example: % of teenagers using in 2008)
9. An interesting/fun fact about the drug.
10. Overall analysis (in your own words) related to how dangerous you think this drug is. What are the dangers of this particular drug? In your analysis include what you think are the reasons a government would make this drug illegal (under some or all circumstances).
11. If you used additional sources than the NIDA link, you need to cite your sources appropriately.

1.MDMA is an entactogenic drug of the phenethylamine and 

amphetamine class of drugs. In popular culture, MDMA has become widely known as "ecstasy", usually referring to its street pill form.


2.Putative members of this class include 2C-B, 2C-I, MDMA, MDA, MDEA, MBDB, 2C-T-7, and 2C-T-2, among others. 

3.Short-term effects include feelings of mental stimulation, emotional warmth, enhanced sensory perception, and increased physical energy. MDMA causes a reduction in the concentration of serotonin transporters in the brain. The rate at which the brain recovers from serotonergic changes is unclear.

4.MDMA causes a reduction in the concentration of serotonin transporters  in the brain. The rate at which the brain recovers from serotonergic changes is unclear.

5.XTC, X, Adam, hug, beans, love drug

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7.it is taken orally as a capsule or tablet.

8. In 2009, 2.8 million Americans age 12 and older had abused MDMA at least once in the year prior to being surveyed.

9. Ecstasy has a rep for being a party drug. The word is that Ecstasy lets you get in touch with all your senses. But what you might really "get in touch with" is the sensation of shaking, cramps, nausea, sweating and blurred vision-now, that doesn't really sound like fun.


10. Well, this drug seems fun...for the first three hours ? After three hours or three weeks you took this drug you start getting nausea, shaking, cramps, blurred vision....i mean.....instead of taking a drug that will just make you touch all your senses why don't you instead fall in love and stay with who you love...not even this "love drug" can compare to that. Plus, it has severe long terms effects that really messes up with your brain. Why would you want to sacrifice a life to enjoy some hours ?


11. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecstasy_(drug)(WIKIPEDIA)
    http://www.abovetheinfluence.com/facts/drugsecstasy