Ecstasy Cocaine

Stimulants amphetamines, cocaine, Ecstasy Psychedelics LSD, mescaline, magic mushrooms ... 

See also Benzodiazepine Cocaine Ecstasy (MDMA) Heroin Ketamine LSD Marijuana Methaqualone Methamphetamine... 

Ergot aikaioids Fentanyi Sibutramine Cocaine, ecstasy Meperidine... 

Schierenbeck, T., D. Riemann, M. Berger, and M. Homyak. Effect of illicit recreational drugs upon sleep cocaine, ecstasy and marijuana. Sleep Med. Rev. 12 381-389. 

Class A cocaine, heroin, LSD, methadone, mescaline, morphine, opium. Ecstasy plus... 

As it can be observed in Fig. 2, three out of the 16 investigated compounds, namely, heroin, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), and its metabolite 2-oxo, 3-hydroxy-LSD (O-H-LSD), were not detected in any wastewater sample. Two other target analytes, 6-acetyl morphine (6ACM) and A9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), were only present in influent wastewaters and with low detection frequencies. The most ubiquitous compounds, present in all influent and effluent wastewater samples analyzed, were the cocaine metabolite benzoylecgonine, and the amphetamine-like compounds ephedrine (EPH) and 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA or ecstasy). Cocaine, cocaethylene (CE, transesterification product of cocaine formed after the joint consumption of cocaine and ethanol), and morphine (MOR) were detected in all influent, but not in all effluent wastewaters (see Fig. 2). 

Considering that the consumption pattern observed in the area of the Ebro River basin studied, which covers about half of the population living in the basin, could be representative of the whole Spanish country, the estimated average consumption data were used to calculate the annual consumption of each drug in the whole basin and in the Spanish territory. According to the extrapolated figures, which are shown in Table 2, around 21 tons of cocaine, 8 tons of cannabis, 3 tons of amphetamine and ephedrine, 300 kg of ecstasy and heroin, and 7.5 kg of methamphetamine are annually consumed in Spain. These amounts would move in the black market for around 1,100 million Euros. 

The present work reports on the presence of illicit drugs and metabolites in waste and surface waters of the Ebro River basin. In agreement to previous works done in this line in other locations of Spain and in diverse European countries, the most abundant and ubiquitous compounds in waters were cocaine and its major metabolite benzoy-lecgonine, and the amphetamine-like compounds ephedrine and ecstasy. Removal of these compounds during wastewater treatment processes was considered satisfactory for most compounds, but not enough to avoid the presence of these... 

Ecstasy-related visits to hospital emergency rooms have skyrocketed in recent years, with approximately 250 reports of Ecstasy-related emergencies in 1994 to more than 4,500 in 2000. The majority of the visits are Ecstasy-induced malignant hyperthermia, the risk of which is increased when Ecstasy is combined with other drugs such as LSD ( candy flipping ), psychedelic mushrooms ( hippie flipping ), methamphetamine ( up Ecstasy ), heroin ( down Ecstasy ), and cocaine, Rohypnol, cough syrup, and antidepressants. 

Physical effects of high doses of ketamine include decreased respiration and heart rate, increased blood pressure, and the possibility of vomiting and convulsions. These can lead to cardiac and respiratory arrest, coma, and death. The risk of ketamine overdose is much greater when it is mixed with other drugs such as alcohol, Ecstasy, caffeine, or cocaine. Overdoses of ketamine have been reported when people boost the drug (take another dose before the first dose wears off) to prolong its psychedelic effects. 

Ketamine is often taken with other drugs, such as cocaine, marijuana, alcohol, and Ecstasy, which greatly increases the risk for overdose. Ketamine tends to be taken by people with a history of experimenting with numerous other drugs. Ketamine is also occasionally taken by physicians and veterinarians, who have easy access to the drug and want to experiment with its psychedelic effects. 

Cocaine is obtained from the coca tree (Erythroxylon coca). It has had a legitimate medical use as a local anaesthetic but has now been superseded by more effective and safer agents. Ecstasy, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), is a synthetic amphetamine with no medical use. 

Illicit drugs Cocaine, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (ecstasy), lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD)... 

Amphetamine and related compounds (dexamphetamine, methylphenidate, ephedrine, MDMA [ecstasy], cocaine and other dopaminergic drugs)... 

Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) was synthesized in 1912 and patented in 1914 by Merck as an appetite suppressant, but was never marketed (Figure 9.1). Since the middle 1980s, MDMA, which is primarily known as ecstasy, has become a popular drug at raves. The final product often contains other stimulants such as caffeine or cocaine. Users of ecstasy report enhanced communication and empathy with others. A 2002... 

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