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Gabe Loyd Mrs. Rausch Chemistr y, Period 6 14 April, 201 MDMA M!MA has beco me a" i"creasi"#ly popular dru# si"ce t he early 1$$0 %s, a"d is a &ery popular dru# i" t he club a"d ra&e sce"e. As M!MA beco mes m ore popular a"d readily a&ailable, it is importa" t to '"o( its e))ects o" our bodies, a"d ho( to pre&e" t )u ture use t ha t (e m i#h t re#re t. M!MA *me th yle"edio+y,m e th yla m phe ta mi"eis o)te" co"sidered

. p ure ecstasy /, (hich is also called m olly. M!MA%s m olecular )ormula is C11 0 11 232, a"d its m olecular (ei#h t is 1$ .2 accordi"# to

( ((.e mcdda.europa.eu. M!MA is a" a mphe ta mi"e, (hich m ea"s tha t t his dru# #i&es the user e"er# y a"d hei#h te"s their alert"ess. 4hile M!MA o"ly co mes i" o"e )or m, ecstasy comes i" m a" y )orms. 5he m ost co m mo" )orm o) ecstasy is a pill )or m. 6cstasy pills come i" m a" y di))ere" t colors, shapes, si7es, a"d ha&e thousa"ds o) di))ere" t lo#os. 5he lo#os are ico"s used b y the m a"u)acturers to sho( (hich pills are t heir bra"d. 5he lo#os are also used to disti"#uish pills )ro m a"other. M!MA is i"teresti"# because o) its stro"# co""ectio" to the ra&e a"d club culture. 8ome d9%s play m usic tha t #reatl y i"creases the )eeli"# o) t he hi#h to e" ter tai" their cro(d. M!MA is a com mo"l y used at these e&e" ts because the m usic *usually tech"o or electro"ica- is said to be m uch m ore

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e"9oyable, a"d ca" m a'e the o&erall e+perie"ce m ore e"9oyable. :t is i mpor ta" t to be educated abou t M!MA because o) its populari ty. :) you are o))ered this dru# at a ra&e or part y you should '"o( ho( t his substa"ce a))ects your bod y i" order to stay health y a"d sa)e. M!MA (as )irst pa te" ted i" 1$12 b y a pharmaceu tical compa" y called Merc'. 5he !ru# (as tested, bu t "e&er m ade a hu#e brea'throu#h. :" later years it (as tested b y the m ili tar y as a "o", lethal tool to use )or i" terro#a tio", bu t (as "e&er used. M!MA "e&er m ade a hu#e appeara"ce till the year o) 1$;4, (he" a m a" "a med Michael Cle## be#a" selli"# M!MA ope"l y i" 5e+as. 0e ad&er tised (i th billboards, a"d posted a 1, ;00 "u mber to call a"d place orders )or M!MA. 0e reportedl y sold 100,000 pills a m o" th i" the !allas, 5e+as area. 5he !6A *!ru# 6")orceme" t A#e"cy- respo"ded to t his proble m b y shut ti"# do(" Cle##%s operatio", a"d m ade M!MA a 8chedule 1 dru#, (hich is the m ost restricted class o) dru#s. 5o this da y M!MA is a 8chedule 1 dru#, despite "o t ha&i"# m uch scie" ti)ic reaso" )or scheduli"# it t his hi#h accordi"# to thedea.or#, a"d , The Incredibly Strange History of Ecstasy . M!MA%s short,ter m a)ter a))ects i"clude< a"+ie t y, di77i"ess,

dro(si"ess, )a ti#ue, a"d sto mach aches.

5he a&era#e ecstasy usually

co"sists o) a #e"eral pa t ter". 5he hi#h usually be#i"s i" thirt y to si+t y m i"u tes. A)ter abou t a" hour the pill is usually i" )ull e))ect. 4he" the user is at the pi""acle o) his or her hi#h it is usually called . t he pea' /. 5he pea' usually lasts )or a couple hours, a"d the" t he . co medo(" / occurs. 5he

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co medo(" is a #radual lesse"i"# o) the e))ects o) the dru# till the e))ects are )i"ally #o"e. Multiple studies ha&e sho(" tha t the use o) M!MA ca" result i" a lac' o) seroto"i" t ra"sporters. 5his could e&e" tually rui" your abilit y to ha&e a"y pleasure at all. 5his could lead to depressio", a"+ie t y, a"d other m e" tal proble ms. M!MA has also bee" poi" ted at as t he reaso" )or some people%s speech proble ms, althou#h "o"e o) t his data is to tally co"clusi&e accordi"# to Maps.or# 8tudies ha&e sho(" tha t ecstasy is "o t tha t har m)ul co mpared to m ost hard dru#s i" m odera te doses, (hile it ca" be har m)ul to use (i th other dru#s, such as alcohol. M!MA #i&es the user e"er# y, (hile suppressi"# the se"se o) a "eed o) (a ter. 4he" the user dri"'s alcohol t he bod y )lushes ou t a"y li=uids m uch )aster t ha" be)ore, there)ore this m i +ture could po te" tially #reatl y deh ydra te t he body. 5he m o &e me" t t ha t usually occurs o" M!MA speeds up the deh ydra tio" e))ect. 3"e other side e))ect M!MA use is h yperthermia. h yperthermia. 4hile there are m a" y ad&erse e))ects o) M!MA o" the bod y there are some #ood short, ter m e))ects. >sers o)te" describe a )eeli"# o) clea"li"ess, happi"ess, e mpa th y, sel),co")ide"ce, a"d lo&e. 4hile the e))ects m a y be !a"ci"# too lo"# (i thou t a" y (a ter or rest could result i"

di))ere" t )or di))ere" t people, t his is (ha t a M!MA hi#h is #e"erally described as.

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:t is &er y i mpor ta" t to '"o( the substa"ces (e are pu t ti"# i" our bodies. M!MA is "o t a #ood dru# to ta'e o)te", i) e&e" ta'e" m odera tely you ca" e+perie"ce proble ms (i th a"+ie t y, a"d depressio". :t is best to play it sa)e a"d "o t t r y M!MA.

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B h t t p<CC(((.maps.or#CresearchCmd maCpro tocolCM!MADyeare"dDre&ie(D0$.p d) E. 0arriso", ?arl. A6cstasy.A 4eblo# post. "D#he $ . ?arl 0arriso", Fa". 1$$G. 4eb. 14 Apr. 201 . B h t t p<CC(((. dche m.co mC molecules.aspH:! I 6 0 E . Pilche r, 5im. A6cstasy 5imeli"e.A E, The Incredibly Strange History of Ecstasy . Lo"do"< Ru""i"#, 200;. 1,1$2. Pri"t. ARelated Li"'s.A 4eblo# post. EM#DDA . 2.p., ".d. 4eb. 14 Apr. 201 . B h t t p<CC(((.e mcdda.europa.euCpublicatio"sCdru#,pro)ilesCmd ma E . A5he!6A.or#< 5he 0istory o) M!MA.A Re&. o) Ecstasy . 4eblo#

post. TheDEA!org% The History of MDMA . 2.p., ".d. 4eb. 14 Apr. 201 . B h t t p<CCthedea.or#Cdru#history.ht ml E .