Dangers Of MDMA

Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), or Ecstasy, as it is more commonly known, is one of the most popular club drugs. Originally patented as an appetite suppressant, this synthetic drug produces feelings of happiness as well as hallucinations. Chronic use of the drug has serious effects on the body, including kidney failure, stroke, and seizures.

     Ecstasy is used at the party and rave scene for its effects on the emotional state of the user. The drug lowers the user’s inhibitions; it relaxes them. The drug also increases awareness and feelings of pleasure and joy while giving the user energy. Side effects of the drug

By 1919, Japan started producing methamphetamine which was cheaper and more potent than amphetamine. It was produced in a crystalline powder form and was able it to be dissolved in water, making it easier for it to be injected. This form of amphetamine is still legally produced in the US and is being sold under the name of Desoxyn. (Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, 2010, para. 1-3)

In 1887, amphetamines were first produced in Germany and largely forgotten for forty years. In 1919, methamphetamine, a synthetic stimulant was developed by Japanese pharmacologist, A. Ogata. The drug helped with alertness and well-being. In the 1930 's, methamphetamines were widely used to treat bronchial diseases and narcolepsy. The American Medical Association approved a tablet form in 1935 for ADHD. During WWII, German and Japanese pilots used methamphetamines to stay awake during long flights, while the U.S and U.K used amphetamines. After the war, Japan saw an epidemic of methamphetamine abuse. The drug was still being used legally into the 1950 's and 1960 's by everyone from homemakers to truck drivers for alertness and weight loss. In 1970 methamphetamines became regulated in the Controlled Substances Act and a public education campaign was mounted to educate people about the dangers of the drug. Starting in the 1980 's and into the 1990 's the drug became extremely popular in the southwest,

MDMA, or methylenedioxy-methylamphetamine, is a chemical that affects the release of serotonin in the brain and is a schedule I drug in the United states. Most commonly known as a part of the ecstasy pill or molly powder capsule, this crystalline drug is used at raves, parties, and clubs worldwide for a heightened sense of euphoria and a myriad of psychedelic effects. This substance is known as the love drug for it's ability to bring people closer together and lower normal social anxieties with its empatheogenic effects. In the last few years, more and more studies have been done on the valid psychiatric use for counseling and couples therapy. Here are some of the things found during the most recent of these studies.

In the late 2000s the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, MAPS, received permission from the FDA to run their own MDMA-assisted therapy trials. The results were so incredible that it became the most downloaded article in 2010. Even though patients and data support the use of MDMA-assisted therapy, there is still opposition. A previous MAPS attempt at trials is seen in the article “MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy Using Low Doses in a Small Sample of Women with Chronic Posttraumatic Stress Disorder” which specifically states “political pressures led to the closing of the study before it could be finished” (Buoso 1.) It was extremely devastating because nothing went wrong, and they had very promising data. It is hard to believe that people with power felt threatened enough by the research to force the trials to end. With a growing PTSD epidemic in America, I feel that MDMA-assisted therapy is extremely promising and the side effects are nowhere near as bad as the present medication used to treat disorder.

Within this paper I am going to talk about the where it comes from, the history of MDMA, the population that gravitates to MDMA, the effects that happens to the body when consuming MDMA, what damage MDMA causes,

It was first created in Japan in 1919 as a more potent version of amphetamine, and its crystalline powder made it more soluble and convenient for injections. It was first widely used during World War II in an effort to keep troops awake and motivated to keep fighting. However, soon after the war ended, the military supplies became available to the Japanese public and meth abuse rose. From then on, meth use has spread across the decades. Due to its suppression effects on appetite, it was often prescribed as a diet aid in the 1950s and was also widely available as a “nonmedical stimulant” for consumers like truck drivers, students, and athletes (DrugFreeWorld.com). Thus, the meth abuse continued to spread. Throughout the 1970s, motorcycle gangs took control of the meth industry, as it became an illegal substance. Most consumers lived in rural communities and bought it instead of cocaine because it was more affordable. Then, Mexican drug traffickers started to take over the meth production and distribution in California in the 1990s. In 2008, about 529,000 users over 12 years of age were considered “regular users” of the drug in the United States

In 2011, researchers completed a pilot Phase II clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of introducing MDMA, methylenedioxymethamphetamine, a psychedelic compound most widely known as the main ingredient in the recreational drug Ecstacy. It is recognized for producing feelings of “euphoria, empathy,

Have you met molly? This is a widely asked question to promote the awareness of molly. Molly is an illegal drug that is made from dangerous lab-created mixtures. The drug is used in social settings because of multiple reasons. Many do not understand all the harm that it can do to one’s body because of all the harmful chemicals in the drug. It is primarily marketed to preteens and teenagers. The synthetic drug market is the fastest emerging drug problem, which includes the drug molly. The government has tried to stop and raise awareness about the drug. I believe that peers talking about the drug and how it has affected them or their family and friends would help spread the awareness of the drug, and get teens and preteens to listen. MDMA is a harmful drug that is created dangerously and more people our age should be more aware about the synthetic drug.

There are a variety of age who uses this drugs, ranging from 12 to 70. There are report about adolescents abusing this drugs, from 8th grade to 10th and 12th grade. The numbers of 10th and 12th grade users have been dropped significantly since the introduction of this drug in the U.S. But the 8th grade users have stayed the same throughout the years. However, there is a significant decrease amount of users every years since the introduction of methamphetamine in the 1950’s-1960’s

It is chemically like amphetamine [a medicine used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and narcolepsy, a sleep disorder]. People take Methamphetamine by: breathe in or burning it, swallowing (pill), sniffing, and even shooting up the powder that has been dissolved in water or alcohol due to the effect from the drug does not last long and people are most likely to take frequent doses. Indeed, people take Meth in form of overdoing it and giving up nutrition, sleep while continuing to take the drug each few hours for up to a week. (NIDA, 2007). According to NIDA, people would take constant amounts of meth to feel the effect.

Even taken in smaller quantities methamphetamine can instantaneous effects the body. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) methamphetamine can produce instant profound effects instant euphoria; alertness, strength supernatural powers in users. On the other hand, user begin to experience cardiovascular problems, such as increased and irregular heart palpations and hypertension (2017): convulsion and extremely great levels of hyperthermia, meaning raised up levels of body temperature.

Ecstasy is both a hallucinogenic, causing hallucination, and a stimulant drug. Ecstasy is the name given to methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA). It was first synthesized in 1912 by Merck chemist Anton Köllisch. Ecstasy appears to disturb the body 's ability to regulate its temperature and this can lead to serious problems with overheating of the body. Ecstasy can be swallowed as a pill or tablet or snorted like a powder. Users of ecstasy can experience a rush of good feelings, a high, and makes someone 's feelings much more intense, whether they 're good or bad feelings. Ecstasy’s effects usually last up to 6 hours.

MDMA – MDMA is the meaning of radiant in drugs such as ecstasy and or Molly. When under the influence of MDMA a person feels a great feeling of happiness and euphoria. Everything feels better the sensation of touch is significantly enhanced, Sexual arousal and pleasure is also highly enhanced, which is a main reason why drugs containing MDMA are so popular. The downside of this drug is that after the initial high your brain has become completely drained of all natural chemicals that makes you feel good. The result of this is severe depression, Paranoia, since of  inpending doom, And destructive thoughts. Scientific experiments also so that excessive abuse of MDMA can lead to permanent brain damage in the drug can physically eat holes in certain