Ecstasy: A Short Story

By seventeen I was well on my way to an early grave. My mindset was very much the same as it had always been, but when stealing failed to get me the money i needed to get the drugs I so desperately craved, i had to turn to more drastic measures.

"Every year, many, many stupid people graduate from college. And if they can do it, so can you." - John Green

The illegal drug i'm researching is ecstasy. X, E, or XTC, Adam, Beans, Candy, Dancing Shoes, Disco Biscuits, Doves, E-bomb, Egg Rolls, Happy Pill, Hug Drug, Love Drug, Malcolm (or Malcolm X), Molly, Scooby Snacks, Smartees, Sweets, Skittles, Thizz, Vitamin E or Vitamin X, Vowels are all examples of street names for ecstasy. Ecstasy is the common name given to the drug Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA). It was accidently created by Mannish and Jacobsohn, two German Scientists working for Merk in 1912. It was believed to be used as a weight loss drug however it wasn't heavily marketed. The purpose of ecstasy is to make you feel happy and very excited. Also all problems you would have they would disappear like they were never there before.

In recent years the recreational use of Methamphetamine (MDMA or Ecstasy) had risen greatly. It has been linked to the "rave" lifestyle. Ravers use the drug to heighten their experience while partying and dancing to electronic music. Persons outside of the rave scene who enjoy the euphoria the drug produces also employ it. Because of this Methylenedioxymetamphetamine is currently one of the most popular drugs in the Western world. Clearly research on the effects of this drug is needed to guard against uneducated use by the masses, which may have disastrous consequences.

Summary: Chapter 20 discusses the ongoing study of Ecstasy and examining the culture in America. This participant-observation study lasted for about 15 months, observing the use of club drugs, and club culture in Florida. The research focuses on the emotional state of individuals who ingest MDMA/Ecstasy, the local market for such drugs, and the dialect of this drug culture. Because of its ability to induce an intense physiologically and psychologically euphoric state without the stigma associated with drugs like crack cocaine or heroin, many feel they can walk away from this drug or take it as needed.

Melanie stood alone on the train platform, holding the suitcase she had owned since college. Its dark blue, closely stitched fabric looked bloated, full of hurriedly packed belongings. As the clock on the wall of the train station counted the passing moments, second by second, the suitcase’s stomach seemed to press closer and closer into Melanie, whispering accusingly just one word – the name of her new identity, which she could not yet bear to say aloud.

A lean muscular man, the protagonist enters a cave to find things been thrown at him by a beautiful woman with white hair dressed in purple robes. She resides there like the princess of darkness. She seems to be displeased with something but the man is able to convince her and then offers a potion in a test tube. In the next scene we find two men lying on a platform. One alive and the other dead. The protagonist gives the potion to the dead man and offers a knife to the woman to kill the one living. As soon as the woman stabs the living person, the dead comes back to life. In a bout of ecstasy, the woman pounces on the muscular protagonist and they engage in a hot kissing session. In the end, the protagonist offers the woman a sip off his potion

There was a knock at the door of what Will understood to be her new bedchamber, --- at least until she accepted Markus as her mate. “Yes” Rae poked her head in the door asking, “How are you doing?” Will smiled, “come in, I’m doing better.” Rae walked over and hugging Will and sighed, “I hope you don’t hate me for giving permission for you to be turned without asking you first, but really you were in no condition to be asked, and if I hadn’t you would not be here now. --- Don’t hate me.” Will pushed Rae back so she could see into her eyes, “I don’t hate you,… I needed some time, and I might need a little more once in a while until I have mourned the loss of my mortal life.” Rae sighed in relief, “I totally understand that, I’m surprised you

I think Tracy will still get jealous as long as she gets the cool stuff like her friends are getting. Tracy got jealous because her friends bike was way better then what Tracy could've gotten. Tracy decided to make her own money by taking her neighbors pets out for a walk, and watering plants. A few days later, She counted the money she made and wasn't close enough to earn the bike she wanted like her best friend that came with a silver bell, sparkling pink spokes that made a loud whir sound.

I could feel my heart beating, my stomach unsteady with the feeling of anacondas slithering in my stomach, my palms sweaty and the feeling of being light headed. These all seem as symptoms of a severe sickness. So I thought. Maybe I was having a allergic reaction to him as it only happened when he was close to me. My heart ready to rupture and the feeling in my stomach being almost crippling. I was allergic to him, I had to be.

Hector along with his mother has a small fruit and vegetable stand at the farmers’ market. We had already passed by when I heard him say,

I woke up hungry. I went to the kitchen to get something to snack on. I decide to get a bowl of cereal cinnamon toast crunch to be exact. When I sat down at the kitchen counter top to eat my cereal I heard something in my backyard. As quietly as I could I went to my room and grabbed a baseball bat and headed outside. I couldn't believe my eyes. There was an alien jumping on my trampoline.

“Drugs take you to hell disguised as heaven,” said Donald Lynn Frost. Drugs like weed, ecstasy, cocaine, and more are constantly being abused today. Although people made some drugs with good intentions, pills like ecstasy, causes more harm to people than they know. Ecstasy was first synthesized by a German chemist named Anton Kollisch when he tried to form hydrastisin, an antihemorrhagic substance. However, instead of forming something that helps patients, he created a drug that kills people both mentally and physically. Ecstasy does not only bring deaths to people, but it also ruins families and people emotionally.

   "But wouldn't you rather blow off some steam rather than fight it for a longer time?"

Stopping at his locker, having Shisui leading on a locker that is beside of his locker. Shisui thought of something, before asking Itachi. "Don't you like any girls in this school? Itachi?" Itachi stop at a moment, before taking out his textbook from his backpack. "No, I don't. Where did this question came from?" Itachi glances over to him, before returning back to his locker. "Come on, there are a lot of beautiful girls who would kill to get a date with you. You don't have any interest in any girl. There must be one girl who got your eye. You can tell me, I am your almost like a best friend to you." Shisui exclaimed, adjusting his elbow against Itachi's shoulder, and making Itachi smile softly. Shisui's eyes widen, before a little mischoivies smile apeared on his lips. "Who is it?" He whispered. "Her name is..." Itachi motions him to come closer. "None of your business." Itachi closing his locker, before walking away to leave his cousin dumbfounded. "Itachi," Shisui