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Facts on Ecstasy

The Truth about Ecstasy reveals the dangers of this “new” designer drug. Its dangers have been known for decades, only its name changed.

Street names for Ecstasy:

  • Cadillac
  • E
  • Love drug
  • Pink pig
  • Adam
  • Ecsta
  • Hug drug
  • XTC
  • Elephants
  • Beans
  • California sunrise
  • Lollipop
  • MDMA
  • Clarity

Ecstasy is usually taken orally in pill, tablet or capsule form. Taking more than one at a time is called “bumping.”

Ecstasy is a synthetic drug made in a laboratory. Makers may add anything they choose to the drug, such as caffeine, amphetamines and even cocaine. Ecstasy is illegal and has effects similar to hallucinogens and stimulants. It is addictive. The pills are of different colors and are sometimes marked with cartoon-like images. Mixing ecstasy with alcohol is extremely dangerous and can be lethal.

The stimulative effects of drugs like ecstasy enable the user to dance for long periods, and when combined with the hot, crowded conditions found at raves, can lead to extreme dehydration and heart or kidney failure.

Short-term Effects:

  • impaired judgment
  • false sense of affection
  • confusion
  • depression
  • sleep problems
  • severe anxiety
  • paranoia
  • drug craving
  • muscle tension
  • involuntary teeth clenching
  • nausea
  • blurred vision
  • faintness and chills or sweating.

 

Long-term Effects:

  • Prolonged use causes long-lasting and perhaps permanent damage to the brain, affecting the person's judgment and thinking ability. Some young people have died after using ecstasy only once.
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