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Ecstasy addiction

Dayna, recovering Ecstasy addict, on her first experience with Ecstasy ... [Pg.8]

The reasons Strike wrote this book. The reasons you re reading this book. Ecstasy is the most benign drug Strike has ever encountered. It is passive yet powerful. By powerful Strike does not mean that it incapacitates or makes one dangerous. It is, in fact, quite the opposite. Its power is in its ability to evoke a total sensory bath of tactile, visual and mental enhancement. One s perception is perfectly clear. Hallucinations are nonexistent. The feeling one has is, literally, ecstasy. Plus, it is one of the few narcotics in the world that is not physically addictive. Why this substance was taken away from the people is a question that only government-funded scientists can answer. [Pg.7]

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Parrott AC, LaskyJ Ecstasy (MDMA) effects upon mood and cognition before, during and after a Saturday night dance. Psychopharmacology (Bed) 139 261—268,1998 Pederson W, Skrondal A Ecstasy and new patterns of drug use a normal population study. Addiction 94 1695—1706, 1999... [Pg.265]

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Steele TD, McCann UD and Ricaurte GA (1994). 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA Ecstasy ) Pharmacology and toxicology in animals and humans. Addiction,... [Pg.284]

Information about Ecstasy (MDMA) addiction, treatment options, and personal stories of recovery. Sponsored by the Narconon Arrowhead treatment program. [Pg.86]

Many rumors exist among teenagers regarding the addictive properties of MDMA. In fact, it is quite common for people to believe that Ecstasy is not addictive, a rumor that is perhaps perpetuated by dealers looking to sell Ecstasy. A distinction needs to be made between drugs that cause physical dependence and those that are addictive. Dependence is characterized... [Pg.29]

More common than pure Ecstasy overdoses, it is not unusual to take too much of a laced Ecstasy tablet. Pure MDMA tablets are increasingly rare, as suppliers aim to lace the drug with additional chemicals to either increase the high, increase the addictiveness, or just maximize their profit by putting cheaper chemicals in the tablets. [Pg.35]

The legal story associated with Ecstasy does not end with drug producers, traffickers, and dealers. Unfortunately, because of its addictive properties. Ecstasy users must often resort to a life of crime in order to fund their addiction. Story after story exists regarding Ecstasy users who could no longer afford to buy Ecstasy pills and were forced to steal from their family or friends in order to maintain their habit. [Pg.71]

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Mental disorders in current and former heavy ecstasy (MDMA) users. Addiction, 100, 1310-9... [Pg.172]

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