Ecstasy

Name: Ecstasy

Other Names: Adam, clarity, diamonds, E, fantasy, lover’s speed, MDMA, X and XTC.

What it Looks Like: Can be found as found flat tables in multiple colors and sizes. Can also be found as a clear, pink or yellow capsule. Can occasionally be found as a powder.

How Used: Most of the time it is swallowed, but it can be inhaled through the nose (snorted), smoked or injected.

Effect: Used to create an energetic high where the user feels affectionate, confident, calm and alert.

Possible noticeable symptoms of use, abuse or withdrawal:

• Agitation
• Anxiety
• Changes in behavior and friends
• Changes in eating and sleeping patterns
• Chills
• Confusion
• Cycles of wakefulness and fatigue
• Decreased interest in school, work, family or other activities
• Depression
• Dramatic mood changes
• Faintness
• Fatigue
• Frequently needing money
• Hallucinations
• Hyper-alertness
• Hyperthermia
• Impaired learning and memory function
• Involuntary teeth clenching and grinding
• Irregular sleep patterns
• Jaw-clenching
• Needle tracks / vein damage
• Panic attacks
• Person is more empathetic or affectionate than normal
• Possession of hypodermic needles
• Possession of light wands or glow sticks to enhance the visual response
• Possession of pacifiers, lollipops or mouth guards due to teeth grinding
• Possession of Tiger Balm or similar rubbing lotions to enhance the sense of touch
• Possession of Vicks inhalants or cough drops to enhance the high
• Possession of wood, metal or glass pipes or tubes
• Reduced need for sleep
• Sweating
• Thirsty

This page is an overview description of this drug. It is not comprehensive or meticulously researched. This page is intended to provide an introductory overview for those who have no familiarity with the drug.

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