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MDMA

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

MDMA

 BY: Zoe Brown and Megan Boyd

MDMA

  • Known as Methylenedioxy-Methamphetamine
  • Is a Synthetic psychoactive drug that messes with the way brain react and function.
  • MDMA is also called Ecstasy and currently Molly.
  • This drug is mostly common with white adolescents and young adults in the nightclub scene or "raves"

 Before vs After 

I learned

  • If your found in possession of Ecstasy or caught in manufacturing this product you can get up to 4 years to life in prison.
  • Ecstasy is an synthetic psychotic drug that causes hallucination and produces emotional warmth and empathy towards others.
  • MDMA affects the brain by allowing activity to increase within three neurotransmitters.

Reactions

Issues

  • Increases activity in the brain.
  • Emotional and pro-social affects are caused on the brain which releases hormones
  • Negative affects are depression, sleep problems, drug cravings, anxiety.
  • There is

Side Effects of Ecstasy

  • Depression

Work Cited

  • "DrugFacts: MDMA (Ecstasy or Molly)." DrugFacts: MDMA (Ecstasy or Molly). N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Apr. 2015.
  • "Short- & Long-Term Effects of Ecstasy - MDMA Side Effects on the Brain - Drug-Free World." Short- & Long-Term Effects of Ecstasy - MDMA Side Effects on the Brain - Drug-Free World. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Apr. 2015.