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Ecstasy- Narconon Drug Education- Ecstasy Addiction

Narconon presnts education on Ecstasy addiction and ecstasy abuse.

Narconon is a non-traditional drug rehab and drug education center. Here are the facts on Ecstasy:

Slang or Street Names: Ecstasy, XTC, X, Adam, Clarity, Lover's Speed

Chemically, MDMA (Ecstasy) is similar to the stimulant amphetamine and the hallucinogen mescaline. MDMA (Ecstasy) can produce both stimulant and mild sensory-altering effects.

Methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), methylenedioxyethylamphetamine (MDEA), and paramethoxyamphetamine (PMA) are chemically similar to MDMA (Ecstasy), are sometimes found in ecstasy tablets, and can produce deleterious health effects.

MDMA (Ecstasy) is usually taken orally, via a tablet or capsule. Its effects last approximately 3 to 6 hours, though depression, sleep problems, and anxiety have been reported for days to weeks afterwards.

MDMA (Ecstasy) can produce a significant increase in heart rate and blood pressure and a sense of alertness similar to that associated with amphetamine use.

MDMA (Ecstasy) can cause a marked increase in body temperature (hyperthermia), which may further be exacerbated by hot and crowded conditions characteristic of the rave environment. Hyperthermia can lead to liver, kidney, and cardiovascular system failure.

MDMA (Ecstasy) can interfere with its own metabolism (breakdown), so repeated use over a short interval of time can lead to especially harmful levels in the body.

Ecstasy users can become dehydrated, prompting increased water consumption. In some cases, this has led to the problem of "water intoxication" or hyponatremia, a potentially fatal condition in which excessive water consumption causes a dramatic decrease in electrolytes. MDMA can affect the hormone that regulates the amount of sodium in the blood, which can also cause hyponatremia.

In animal studies, repeated administration of MDMA (Ecstasy) was found to produce long-lasting, perhaps permanent, damage to the neurons that release serotonin. In humans, chronic use of MDMA has been associated with memory impairment, which may indicate damage to the parts of the brain involved in memory processing.

Recent animal studies have shown that binge use of Ecstasy is toxic to the heart. Health effects observed included arrhythmia, heart muscle damage, and reductions in heart rate and blood pressure. (Initially, MDMA increases heart rate and blood pressure, but following repeated use, this effect is reversed.)

Newborn rats exposed to MDMA develop impairments of spatial learning and memory that are seen when the rats become young adults. The newborn stage of rodent brain development is analogous to late third trimester in humans.

NIDA's 2003 Monitoring the Future (MTF) study reported that 2.1 percent of 8th-graders, 3.0 percent of 10th-graders, and 4.5 percent of 12th-graders had used MDMA (Ecstasy) in the 12 months prior to the survey. This is a decrease from 2001 peak rates of 3.5, 6.2, and 9.2 percent, respectively.

*MDMA (Ecstasy) abuse has been reported across the country, including most of the 21 areas that are monitored by NIDA's Community Epidemiology Work Group (CEWG), a network of researchers that provide ongoing community-level surveillance of drug abuse. CEWG cities in which MDMA use has been reported include: Chicago, Denver, Miami, Atlanta, New Orleans, San Francisco, Austin, Seattle, Boston, Detroit, New York, St. Louis, Dallas, Baltimore, Los Angeles, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Newark, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC.

For more information on drug rehab, Narconon Program, go to http://www.drugsno.com, http://www,drugsno.com/addiction.htm

Tags: Narconon, "drug rehab", Ecstasy, XTC, X, Adam, Clarity, "Lover's Speed" "drug addiction, "drug education"

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  • what a bitch!!! you can use ANY drug responsibly

  • Hemlock is a drug. How do you use that resposibly?

  • Im not familiar with that, but I can most definately tell you that you can use ecstasy responsibly.

  • We have dealt with many people addicted to ecstasy. Thank you for your comment.

  • everyhing is not that black and white

  • This is true, howevever unless someone has the necessary information, it is hard to make an educated decusion. Thank you for your comment.

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  • MARIJUANA IS NOT BAD!

  • Wow! This video made such a huge impact on my life. Lesson learned. If I use children to advertise extremely fictional stories I can get people to believe what I tell them.

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  • I really appreciate the effort it takes these videos...I know, so thanks

  • @foundviper11 Very good point mate however, addicts cannot moderate. It's either none or 100.

  • Agreed.. Im not even gonna take paracetemol again!! Incase it makes me lose my family and die in a big pool of firey fire with satan and rapists!!!!

  • wow your stupid

  • She knows what she is talking about, I fell down that path and it is TOO EASY for it to happen. I have seen so many ppl get addicted to ecstasy and get in debt.

    Just play it safe kids and steer clear. Why risk fucking your life up? Its really not worth it.

  • There is no such thing as good or bad drugs. The Keyword when talking about drugs is "moderation".

  • Ecstasy addiction is all psychological and is only related to weak minded individuals. Prohibition causes more problems then the drugs themselves. If you were guaranteed pure MDMA in an Ecstasy pill then there would be no problems, but since it's illegal you got pills cut with impurities like PMA and street methyl-amphetamine. 3,4-MethyleneDioxyMethylAmphet­amine is by far the most extraordinary drug and has therapeutic value. I am a Neuro-Pharmacologist and MDMA is the most fascinating.

  • comments pending approval? a fair and balanced debate on the subject here ?

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