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Ecstasy

Published on Nov 25, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Ecstasy

What it is

  • MDMA most commonly comes in pill form
  • Can also be injected or snorted
  • Empathogenic drug

What it does

  • Induces euphoria
  • A sense of intimacy with others
  • Diminishes anxiety
  • Mild psychedelia 
  • Gets you that high feeling

Short term effects

  • Gives you energy
  • Distorts time and perception
  • Increase in body temp, heat strokes
  • Eye-twitching, blurred vision
  • Dehydration

Long Term effects

  • Major cardiovascular problems
  • Kidney and Liver failure
  • Toxic to the brain
  • Impairs memory
  • Brain damage

Affects on the brain

  • Binds the serotonin with serotonin receptors
  • Affects the nerve pathways of the brain
  • Messes with your neurotransmitters and receptors
  • Makes your perception way off
  • Equivalent of taking ice cream scoops out of your brain