Ecstasy Destroys / Documentary Educational Video / MDMA

Ecstasy - The Damage It Does / Documentary Educational Video. Public domain video. MDMA (3,4 methylenedioxymethamphetamine) is a synthetic, psychoactive drug chemically similar to the stimulant methamphetamine and the hallucinogen mescaline. Street names for MDMA include Ecstasy, Adam, XTC, hug, beans, and love drug. MDMA is an illegal drug that acts as both a stimulant and psychedelic, producing an energizing effect, as well as distortions in time and perception and enhanced enjoyment from tactile experiences. MDMA exerts its primary effects in the brain on neurons that use the chemical serotonin to communicate with other neurons. The serotonin system plays an important role in regulating mood, aggression, sexual activity, sleep, and sensitivity to pain. Research in animals indicates that MDMA is neurotoxic; whether or not this is also true in humans is currently an area of intense investigation. MDMA can also be dangerous to health and, on rare occasions, lethal. Health Hazards: For some people, MDMA can be addictive. A survey of young adult and adolescent MDMA users found that 43 percent of those who reported ecstasy use met the accepted diagnostic criteria for dependence, as evidenced by continued use despite knowledge of physical or psychological harm, withdrawal effects, and tolerance (or diminished response), and 34 percent met the criteria for drug abuse. Almost 60 percent of people who use MDMA report withdrawal symptoms, including fatigue, loss of appetite, depressed feelings, and trouble concentrating. Cognitive Effects: Chronic users of MDMA perform more poorly than nonusers on certain types of cognitive or memory tasks. Some of these effects may be due to the use of other drugs in combination with MDMA, among other factors. Physical Effects: In high doses, MDMA can interfere with the body's ability to regulate temperature. On rare but unpredictable occasions, this can lead to a sharp increase in body temperature (hyperthermia), resulting in liver, kidney, and cardiovascular system failure, and death. 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. Users of MDMA face many of the same risks as users of other stimulants such as cocaine and amphetamines. These include increases in heart rate and blood pressure, a special risk for people with circulatory problems or heart disease, and other symptoms such as muscle tension, involuntary teeth clenching, nausea, blurred vision, faintness, and chills or sweating. Psychological Effects: These can include confusion, depression, sleep problems, drug craving, and severe anxiety. These problems can occur during and sometimes days or weeks after taking MDMA. Neurotoxicity: Research in animals links MDMA exposure to long-term damage to neurons that are involved in mood, thinking, and judgment. A study in nonhuman primates showed that exposure to MDMA for only 4 days caused damage to serotonin nerve terminals that was evident 6 to 7 years later. While similar neurotoxicity has not been definitively shown in humans, the wealth of animal research indicating MDMA's damaging properties suggests that MDMA is not a safe drug for human consumption. Hidden Risk: Drug Purity - Other drugs chemically similar to MDMA, such as MDA (methylenedioxyamphetamine, the parent drug of MDMA) and PMA (paramethoxyamphetamine, associated with fatalities in the U.S. and Australia) are sometimes sold as ecstasy. These drugs can be neurotoxic or create additional health risks to the user. Also, ecstasy tablets may contain other substances in addition to MDMA, such as ephedrine (a stimulant); dextromethorphan (DXM, a cough suppressant that has PCP-like effects at high doses); ketamine (an anesthetic used mostly by veterinarians that also has PCP-like effects); caffeine; cocaine; and methamphetamine. While the combination of MDMA with one or more of these drugs may be inherently dangerous, users might also combine them with substances such as marijuana and alcohol, putting themselves at further physical risk.

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[emchamp]

ATTENTION: for anyone thinking about taking ecstasy --- Ecstasy killed my nephew last week. His body temperature exceeded 108 degrees. Do you want to die like that?

[rosaryfilms]

@emchamp - I am very sorry to hear about your loss. 

[steveoxx1991]

THIS IS THE MOST IGNORANT VIDEO IVE EVER SEEN.....ON A SIDE NOTE IVE TAKEN PLENTY OF X AND NEVER SAID FUCK I WANT A LINE OF COKE -.- EVERYONE IN THIS VIDEO IS FUCKING STUPID

[aclukow]

MDMA IS FINE IN LOW DOSES, LESS DANGEROUS THAN ALCOHOL. WHEN YOU TAKE A DRUG YOU CAN FEEL IF IT IS DESTROYING YOUR BODY. MDMA IS NOT WORTH THE MONEY THOUGH, LSD IS WHERE ITS AT!

[K4RMA954]

i recall the portly gentlemen with glasses saying that the street dealer dosnt care about u, u never know whats in a tablet. but, thru logical reasoning, one can deduct that ensuring a clean record of no "screw ups" will retain a larger clientel. bad drug dealers dont get good business

[HARDSTYLES88]

@KroatienSS xtc=mdma, its just another name for it. but still im sure didnt kill its nephew :P

[HARDSTYLES88]

emchamp's nephew is stupid...

[ThePowers46]

i do have to say though, when ever i cant get hold of mdma i get cocaine instead, becoming a weekily thing now

[d0gm34t]

lol... what a shit doco... this is going to be so one sided...

[thisoneskaterxx428]

marijuana for the win stay green all 4:20

[vegbeauti]

Too bad there aren't people on the video granted an equal amount of time to refute what's being said. very one-sided.

[ZarathustrasCrown]

Hey, who would have thought it...apparently Dextromethorphan, a dissociative anesthetic has "stimulant effects"...

[originalbluemooner]

Drugs are bad mmmkay...

[KroatienSS]

@emchamp I am sorry for your loose. but remember,"ecstasy" is not same as MDMA,which is harmless and MUCH safer upstance than most legal pharmaceuticals.

I am 99% sure that it DID NOT killed your nephew,but rather lack of it did.

You can thank DEA for your loose becuse they banned this wonderfull chamical so criminals use toxic crap like PMA as replacement.