Ecstasy is an illegal synthetic, psychoactive (mind-altering or hallucinogenic) drug that contains the active ingredient MDMA (methylendioxymethamphetamine) and is known on the streets as; Adam, Xtc, X, Hug, Go, Hug Drug, Beans and Love Drug. Because Ecstasy is produced illegally using a variety of ingredients, it comes in a wide range of shapes and colors with many different logos stamped into the pills. A slide show of various Ecstasy pills is attached and is compliments of a recent About.com article.
Ecstasy is known for its energizing effect, as well as distortions in time, perception and enhanced enjoyment from physical experiences. The effect lasts from three to four hours. Ecstasy’s popularity grew in the late 1980s in the rave and club scenes and on college campuses because of its reputation for producing high energy and a 'trusting' effect among those who take it.
The physical side effects that can occur while taking Ecstasy can last for weeks. Users often experience muscle tension, involuntary teeth clenching, nausea, blurred vision, rapid eye movement, faintness, and chills or sweating. MDMA is very dangerous for those individuals with circulatory or heart disease, because the drug increases the heart rate and blood pressure.
If you’re the parent of a child in Columbia SC that you suspect might be using or in any way involved with Ecstasy, intervention into that young persons life will go a long way in providing the future you once saw for your child. “Help” can begin at any of the locations found at the end of this article.
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ColumbiaSC 29205
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