Ecstasy/Molly (MDMA) by Emely Lopez https://padlet.com/emelylopez2100/hvge4jwagd2bdswm en-us 2021-04-07 01:56:51 UTC 2021-05-10 02:10:51 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f48a.png What is MDMA? emelylopez2100 https://padlet.com/emelylopez2100/hvge4jwagd2bdswm/wish/1389692616 2021-04-07 01:58:03 UTC https://padlet.com/emelylopez2100/hvge4jwagd2bdswm/wish/1389692616 How does it impact the body? emelylopez2100 https://padlet.com/emelylopez2100/hvge4jwagd2bdswm/wish/1389693891 MDMA increases activity in Dopamine, Norepinephrine, and Serotonin. MDMA causes increased energy, sexual arousal, heart rate and elevated mood. However some other effects inlcude nausea, muscle cramping, blurred vision, chills and sweating. 

The effects of MDMA last anywhere from 3 to 6 hours. After the dose begins to fade, the person might start to feel irritable, impulsive, agressive, anxious, depressed, and experience problems with their appetite and sleeping.]]> 2021-04-07 01:58:36 UTC https://padlet.com/emelylopez2100/hvge4jwagd2bdswm/wish/1389693891 Timeline emelylopez2100 https://padlet.com/emelylopez2100/hvge4jwagd2bdswm/wish/1389695890 2021-04-07 01:59:28 UTC https://padlet.com/emelylopez2100/hvge4jwagd2bdswm/wish/1389695890 1912 emelylopez2100 https://padlet.com/emelylopez2100/hvge4jwagd2bdswm/wish/1389696652 MDMA was developed by a German pharmaceutical company in 1912. Originally known as “Methylsafrylaminc,” its intended purpose was to synthesize medications that control bleeding]]> 2021-04-07 01:59:49 UTC https://padlet.com/emelylopez2100/hvge4jwagd2bdswm/wish/1389696652 1947 emelylopez2100 https://padlet.com/emelylopez2100/hvge4jwagd2bdswm/wish/1389696962 During the Cold War both the U.S. Army and the CIA experimented with MDMA and other hallucinogenic drugs as weapons. ]]> 2021-04-07 01:59:57 UTC https://padlet.com/emelylopez2100/hvge4jwagd2bdswm/wish/1389696962 1950s emelylopez2100 https://padlet.com/emelylopez2100/hvge4jwagd2bdswm/wish/1389697915 MK-Ultra, a CIA project started in the 1950s, worked on the application of psychedelics for mind control.

The CIA experimented with MDMA as part of MK-Ultra, but only tested the drug on non-human subjects. These experiments produced the first known toxicology studies of MDMA. The drug’s code name was EA-1475.
]]> 2021-04-07 02:00:23 UTC https://padlet.com/emelylopez2100/hvge4jwagd2bdswm/wish/1389697915 emelylopez2100 https://padlet.com/emelylopez2100/hvge4jwagd2bdswm/wish/1389701553 3,4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine (MDMA) is a synthetic drug that alters mood and perception. It is chemically similar to both stimulants and hallucinogens, producing feelings of increased energy, pleasure, emotional warmth, and distorted sensory and time perception.]]> 2021-04-07 02:02:03 UTC https://padlet.com/emelylopez2100/hvge4jwagd2bdswm/wish/1389701553 Where is it used? emelylopez2100 https://padlet.com/emelylopez2100/hvge4jwagd2bdswm/wish/1389746727 MDMA was initially really popular in nightclubs and raves]]> 2021-04-07 02:22:15 UTC https://padlet.com/emelylopez2100/hvge4jwagd2bdswm/wish/1389746727 How is it administered? emelylopez2100 https://padlet.com/emelylopez2100/hvge4jwagd2bdswm/wish/1389749490 MDMA is taken by swallowing a capsule or tablet, drinking it in a liquid form, or snort the powder. ]]> 2021-04-07 02:23:23 UTC https://padlet.com/emelylopez2100/hvge4jwagd2bdswm/wish/1389749490 1970 emelylopez2100 https://padlet.com/emelylopez2100/hvge4jwagd2bdswm/wish/1396955744 In the late 1970s and early 1980s, despite the fact that the drug had not undergone formal clinical trials nor received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in humans, some psychiatrists believed that it enhanced communication in patient sessions and allowed patients to achieve insights about their problems. It was also during this time that MDMA started becoming more widely available on the street.]]> 2021-04-08 17:26:58 UTC https://padlet.com/emelylopez2100/hvge4jwagd2bdswm/wish/1396955744 1980's emelylopez2100 https://padlet.com/emelylopez2100/hvge4jwagd2bdswm/wish/1396964240 Ecstasy or Molly was now known as a party drug. In 1985, the United States outlawed MDMA under the Controlled Substances Act as a Schedule 1 drug—like marijuana, heroin and LSD—meaning it had a high potential for abuse and no real medicinal value]]> 2021-04-08 17:28:47 UTC https://padlet.com/emelylopez2100/hvge4jwagd2bdswm/wish/1396964240 2016 emelylopez2100 https://padlet.com/emelylopez2100/hvge4jwagd2bdswm/wish/1396979464 The authors of an analysis of MDMA, published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology in 2016, concluded that the drug “offers a promising treatment for PTSD."]]> 2021-04-08 17:32:06 UTC https://padlet.com/emelylopez2100/hvge4jwagd2bdswm/wish/1396979464 Molly emelylopez2100 https://padlet.com/emelylopez2100/hvge4jwagd2bdswm/wish/1396989959 “Molly” often refers to a pure, crystalline powder form of MDMA. It’s usually sold in capsules. Tests have found that molly is often mixed with other substances like bath salts and methaphetamine. ]]> 2021-04-08 17:34:27 UTC https://padlet.com/emelylopez2100/hvge4jwagd2bdswm/wish/1396989959 Ecstasy and Society emelylopez2100 https://padlet.com/emelylopez2100/hvge4jwagd2bdswm/wish/1397013914 Ecstasy has long been associated with rave culture and electronic dance music (EDM) events. Raves are all-night dance parties that often take place in “underground” venues such as abandoned warehouses. They may be characterized by drug use, loud music and a psychedelic atmosphere. Ecstasy has long been associated with rave culture and electronic dance music (EDM) events. Raves are all-night dance parties that often take place at clandestine or “underground” venues such as abandoned warehouses. They may be characterized by drug use, loud music and a psychedelic atmosphere. Since the mid-2000s, there have been many ecstasy-related deaths at high-profile electronic dance music festivals.]]> 2021-04-08 17:39:47 UTC https://padlet.com/emelylopez2100/hvge4jwagd2bdswm/wish/1397013914 emelylopez2100 https://padlet.com/emelylopez2100/hvge4jwagd2bdswm/wish/1397122840 2021-04-08 18:04:12 UTC https://padlet.com/emelylopez2100/hvge4jwagd2bdswm/wish/1397122840 emelylopez2100 https://padlet.com/emelylopez2100/hvge4jwagd2bdswm/wish/1397137381 2021-04-08 18:07:39 UTC https://padlet.com/emelylopez2100/hvge4jwagd2bdswm/wish/1397137381 emelylopez2100 https://padlet.com/emelylopez2100/hvge4jwagd2bdswm/wish/1397155277 2021-04-08 18:12:04 UTC https://padlet.com/emelylopez2100/hvge4jwagd2bdswm/wish/1397155277 citations emelylopez2100 https://padlet.com/emelylopez2100/hvge4jwagd2bdswm/wish/1397170413 2021-04-08 18:15:45 UTC https://padlet.com/emelylopez2100/hvge4jwagd2bdswm/wish/1397170413 emelylopez2100 https://padlet.com/emelylopez2100/hvge4jwagd2bdswm/wish/1397171657 NIDA. "MDMA (Ecstasy/Molly) DrugFacts." National Institute on Drug Abuse, 15 Jun. 2020, https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/mdma-ecstasymolly Accessed 8 Apr. 2021.]]> 2021-04-08 18:16:03 UTC https://padlet.com/emelylopez2100/hvge4jwagd2bdswm/wish/1397171657 emelylopez2100 https://padlet.com/emelylopez2100/hvge4jwagd2bdswm/wish/1397178673 History.com Editors. “MDMA.” HISTORY, A&E Television Networks, 21 Aug. 2018, www.history.com/topics/crime/history-of-mdma.]]> 2021-04-08 18:17:49 UTC https://padlet.com/emelylopez2100/hvge4jwagd2bdswm/wish/1397178673 emelylopez2100 https://padlet.com/emelylopez2100/hvge4jwagd2bdswm/wish/1397182174 NIDA. "What is the history of MDMA?." National Institute on Drug Abuse, 9 Apr. 2020, https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/research-reports/mdma-ecstasy-abuse/what-is-the-history-of-mdma Accessed 8 Apr. 2021.]]> 2021-04-08 18:18:42 UTC https://padlet.com/emelylopez2100/hvge4jwagd2bdswm/wish/1397182174