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| | Ecstasy (drug) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | MDMA was first brought to public attention through Dr. Alexander Shulgin in the 1960s who recommended it for use in certain therapy sessions, naming the drug 'window' (he discovered it while searching for compounds that might have a similar psychoactive effect as other compounds contained in nutmeg). | | | According to one study, MDMA use has led to to rhabdomyolysis (muscle breakdown) as a consequence of MDMA-induced hyperprexia (abnormally high body temperature). | | | Long-term effects in humans are largely unknown and the subject of much controversy —particularly with regard to the risks of severe long-term depression as a result of a reduction in the natural production of serotonin. |
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| | MAPS - Dr. Julie Holland Speaks about MDMA - March 30, 2000 |
| | MDMA is a medication that can calm somebody, and take away the anxiety and the agitation, but it would keep them awake and focused and able to really communicate exactly what is going on in their lives, and again, there is no medication like this in psychiatry at all. | | | This makes it especially useful for couple's therapy and family therapy, for patients to have an understanding of what their loved ones are going through and to really feel like they can experience it. | | | MDMA deserves to have its own class because it is a uniquely acting substance; there is no other drug or medicine like it. |
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| | MAPS: MDMA ("Ecstasy") Research Page |
| | Before MDMA was criminalized in 1985, several psychiatrists and therapists worked with cancer patients with MDMA with positive results in terms of reduced anxiety and pain. | | | MDMA research claimed that the rejection of all efforts to conduct FDA-approved MDMA research was based not on rational risk/benefit assessments but on an underlying cultural prejudice against medical research with drugs that were criminalized and on one or more FDA officials' personal opposition to human research with psychedelics. | | | Proponents claimed that concerns about MDMA neurotoxicity, which numerous studies had failed to link with functional or behavioral consequence and which in any case had not been clearly demonstrated to occur at all at therapeutic does levels, were reminiscent of scientific research in the 1960s that claimed to prove that LSD damaged chromosomes. |
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| | MDMA |
| | In the case of MDMA the average user not only behaves in a way conducive to the enjoyment of their experience but will often heighten the experience of the people who are using the drug around them as well creating a sort of reciprocal effect which incites further stimulation from all around the user. | | | MDMA manipulates brain neurons as an agonist or an antagonist or a partial agonist. | | | Another danger that MDMA can inflict upon an individual's body is from MDMA's lessening of the awareness of pain. |
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http://www.humboldt.edu/~morgan/ecstacy/MDMAprint.html
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| | Erowid MDMA Vault : MDMA FAQ |
| | Most users of MDMA who have taken the drug many times report that after some number of sessions, varying by person from a few to a few dozen, the desirable effects of the drug are no longer as pronounced. | | | MDMA can also be mixed with other drugs for a different experience. | | | MDMA's stimulant and analgesic (pain killing) effects and its enhancement of proprioception (deep body sense) make movement feel easier and more pleasant, so ravers on MDMA often dance for long periods of time (remember to drink water and eat to replace lost fluid and electrolytes!). |
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| | DEA Briefs & Background, Drugs and Drug Abuse, Drug Descriptions, "Ecstasy" Damages the Brain and Impairs ... |
| | Research on the functional consequences of MDMA-induced damage of serotonin-producing neurons in humans is at an early stage, and the scientists who conducted the studies cannot say definitively that the harm to brain serotonin neurons shown in the imaging study accounts for the memory impairments found among chronic users of the drug. | | | The Johns Hopkins/NIMH researchers also were able to link poorer memory performance by MDMA users to loss of brain serotonin function by measuring the levels of a serotonin metabolite in study participants' spinal fluid. | | | Using advanced brain imaging techniques, the study found that MDMA harms neurons that release serotonin, a brain chemical thought to play an important role in regulating memory and other functions. |
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| | MDMA Poster |
| | Psychosocial entanglements forged in an MDMA session may last for many months after the initial session and could potentially lead to quasi-permanent codependent relationships such as domestic cohabitation and marriage. | | | These are all bad choices even though they may seem perfectly normal while on MDMA. | | | Of course bad choices for a given person can be good choices for another person. |
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| | InfoFacts - MDMA (Ecstasy) |
| | Because MDMA can interfere with its own metabolism (breakdown within the body), potentially harmful levels can be reached by repeated drug use within short intervals. | | | The serotonin system plays an important role in regulating mood, aggression, sexual activity, sleep, and sensitivity to pain. | | | These drugs can be neurotoxic or create additional health risks to the user. |
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http://www.nida.nih.gov/Infofax/ecstasy.html
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| | MDMA (Ecstasy) - Factsheet - Drug Facts |
| | There were 676,000 current MDMA users in 2002, meaning that they had used the drug within the month before being surveyed. | | | In the past, some therapists in the United States used the drug to facilitate psychotherapy. | | | Raves are characterized by high entrance fees, extensive drug use, and overcrowded dance floors. |
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http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/publications/factsht/mdma
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| | MDMA ( Ecstasy ) Law & Policy, XTC, pills |
| | Countdown to Ecstasy:A New Drug for the Millenium. | | | Pre-eminent world-wide organization that helps fund scientific studies on MDMA and provides medical research information. | | | Ecstasy.org aims to gather and make accessible objective, authoritative and up to date information about the drug ecstasy (principally MDMA). |
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| | Ecstasy (MDMA) Side Effects, Interactions and Information - Drugs.com |
| | The NIDA-funded Monitoring the Future survey (MTF), which is conducted by the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research found that in 1998, 3.6 percent of 12th-graders, 3.3 percent of 10th-graders, and 1.8 percent of 8th-graders reported they had used MDMA in the past year. | | | In 2000, 8.2 percent of 12th-graders, 5.4 percent of 10th-graders and 3.1 percent of 8th-graders reported they had used MDMA. | | | MDMA (3-4 methylenedioxymethamphetamine) is a synthetic, psychoactive drug with a chemical structure similar to the stimulant methamphetamine and the hallucinogen mescaline. |
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| | The Lycaeum -- MDMA |
| | An amphetamine derivative, MDMA has become the drug of choice for raves around the world. | | | psych.today: May 1994 article on MDMA from "Psychology Today" | | | ecstasy.in.uk: info on MDMA and a health campaign sparking controversy |
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| | MDMA (Ecstasy) |
| | As the trend to consume MDMA in tandem with alcohol and other drugs continues, the harmful effects of the drug will increase exponentially. | | | MDMA is marketed as a feel good drug. | | | It is even more dangerous when used in combination with other substances, as the physical and psychological effects are difficult to determine or predict. |
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| | MDMA (Ecstasy) Fast Facts |
| | Users also are at risk of consuming other drugs that may be sold to them as MDMA. | | | Using the drug can cause confusion, depression, anxiety, sleeplessness, craving for the drug, and paranoia. | | | MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, also known as ecstasy) is a synthetic (man-made) drug that causes both hallucinogenic and stimulant effects. |
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http://www.usdoj.gov/ndic/pubs3/3494
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| | Erowid MDMA (Ecstasy) Vault |
| | FDA Approves Research into Medical Use of MDMA - Nov 2, 2001 | | | Evidence of toxic effect of MDMA on brain serotonin neurons | | | It is known for its empathogenic, euphoric, and stimulant effects, and has also been used in psychotherapy. |
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| | Neuroscience for Kids - Ecstasy/MDMA |
| | Ecstasy, also known as 3,4 methylenedioxymethamphetamine or "MDMA" for short, is a stimulant related to the drugs mescaline and amphetamine. | | | MDMA is also said to increase awareness and feelings of pleasure and to give people energy. | | | In the 1970s, MDMA was given to psychotherapy patients because it helped them open up and talk about their feelings. |
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| | F-Secure Computer Virus Information Pages: MDMA |
| | Brought to you by MDMA (Many Delinquent Modern Anarchists) | | | MDMA has been reported to be in the wild globally during 1996 and 1997 | | | If an infected document is closed on the first day of any month, the virus will try to destroy data and displays a message box: |
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| | Midwest Direct Marketing Association -Home |
| | This is a great opportunity to network, meet new and old MDMA friends and raise money for a very important cause. | | | It has become MDMA Holiday Tradition for the Past President to organize the Annual Holiday Fundraiser Event. | | | This event will be held on site at the St. Paul brewery. |
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