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Overdosing differs for every single person depending on their weigh, height, tolerance and just how it affects your body. This drug can affect everyone differently ,like this young girl that weighed 100 pounds ingested 500mg of MDMA and overdosing would affect a 200 pound man very differently .

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*MDMA is most commonly used in the party scene (raves,concerts,night clubs)
*Molly users tend to be between ages 16-24
*In the USA twelve million people have taken ecstasy

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You can not legally purchase MDMA. To legally obtain this your need to go through a process and get permission from the government telling them exactly why you need it and what you are using it for it is very tough to do.

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Research has found that MDMA has robust anticancer properties for cancers such as leukemia, lymphoma and melanoma. MDMA in a modified form in research testing resulted in the destruction of cancer cells.

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A forensic scientist would take a sample from the persons blood, urine, vitreous humor, gastric content, bile, liver or hair. Once collecting and storing the evidence correctly the forensic scientist would take it to the lab and perform multiple tests.

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Hoe long does MDMA stay in your system??

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Hoe long does MDMA stay in your system??

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MDMA stays in your urine for 3-5 days, up to 90 days in hair, and 1-3 days in your blood

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There is an overdose treatment for MDMA overdoses. However this treatment can and very well varies from one person to another but doesn't always work. The typical overdose treatment is treated in an emergency facility or a hospital. MDMA (ecstasy) tablets often have toxic additives in them, making the medical staff treat the patient like they ingested an unknown substance.

Medical professionals try and receive the following info from the patient or family and friends in order to provide better treatment....
*Patients age, weight, and physical condition
*Time drug was taken
*How much of the drug was ingested
*Other substances that may have been ingested

First steps in treating a MDMA overdose is re hydration and lowering body temp by giving the patient intravenous fluids and cool compress or baths. Also in severe cases when the respiratory function is affected the doctors will quickly stabilize breathing and open an airway.

Other common treatments include....

Gastric lavage/ stomach pumping, to remove any remaining undigested drug

Activated charcoal to stop any additional absorption of the drug

Administration of medications to ease other symptoms such as nausea and anxiety.

Administration of medications such as Dantrolene, a muscle relaxant, may be given to ease muscle tension and to lower body temperature if malignant hypothermia is suspected.

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Symptoms from ingesting at a poisonous level

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Symptoms from ingesting at a poisonous level

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Ingesting MDMA at a poisonous level is very dangerous ,causing symptoms of high blood pressure, faintness, panic attacks and in severe cases loss of consciousness , seizures,kidney and liver failure.

Physical symptoms include dilated pupils, cold chills, teeth clenching, and muscle tension.

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Symptoms from ingesting at a low toxicity level

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Symptoms from ingesting at a low toxicity level

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Ingesting MDMA at a low toxicity level can cause many health effects like...
Nausea, chills, sweating, teeth clenching, muscle cramping, and blurred vision

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MDMA affects the brain(nervous system) increasing the activity of three brain chemicals including...
Dopamine-> causing a increase in energy
Norepinephrine-> causing an increase in heart rate and blood pressure
Serotonin-> causing a change in mood, appetite, sleep

MDMA can also cause liver, kidney, or heart failure because of the failure to regulate body temperature affecting the cardiovascular, urinary,and digestion system.

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MDMA is similar to both a stimulant and hallucinogen affecting your mood by producing feeling of increased energy and also affecting your perception by having distorted sensory and time perception.

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Methylenedioxymethamphetamine  is the scientific name for MDMA.

Other common names for MDMA include...
Ecstasy, Molly ,XTC, Adam, Beans, Candy, Dancing shoes, Doves, E bombs, smarties and sweets