Dancing wide-eyed teenagers are raving about the newest trend of the 20th .
Ecstasy also known as MDMA, rolls, E, or X is a growing problem in the .
United States even though as a country our drug rate is decreasing. Ecstasy is a rising .
drug among teens that should not be used.
Ecstasy was first invented in 1912. It did not appear on the streets as a drug until .
1977. Researchers then began discovering harmful side effects and ecstasy was federally .
banned in the United States in 1985. "The legal restrictions in both the United States and .
Britain prevent doctors from prescribing it in any circumstances." The American Drug .
Enforcement Agency (DEA) began to investigate the possibility of bringing ecstasy .
under legal control in the early 1980's. DEA severely restricted the use of MDMA by .
placing it on Schedule I of controlled substances. This decision was based on research .
studies of a closely related amphetamine MDA. MDA exposed animals developed .
lasting damage to brain serotonin.
Ecstasy is a psychedelic amphetamine which has the ability to produce strong .
feelings of comfort, empathy, and connections with others. This is a scary thought .
because people may be put into situations where they might feel uncomfortable or scared .
had they not been under the influence of ecstasy. In pill form ecstasy usually ranges in .
price from twenty to thirty dollars. This is not just pocket change. High School students .
are spending their money or their parent's money on their drug habits when money could .
be going to more important things like a college education for example. The demand of .
the drug usually succeeds supply which creates an opening for individuals to sell .
anything as "X". Ecstasy is notoriously unreliable in content more than most other street .
drugs. A person could be taking what they think could be just MDMA, but in reality it .
may contain Ketamine, MDA, Amphetamine, or other toxic substances.
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Common Street Names Slang terms for GHB include grievous bodily harm, Georgia home boy, liquid ecstacy, liquid x, somotomax, and scoop. Slang for ecstacy include E, X, XTC, Adam and Eve. ... Ecstacy is a stimulant and increases blood pressure and heart rate and can lead to heart or kidney failure. ... Ecstacy often comes in a pill or tablet form, often called a "hit". ... People often pass it off as ecstacy, or mix it with caffeine. ...
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