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How did people usually use the drug in the 70s?

a party drug

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Name 5 short term effects


  • false sense of affection
  • nausea
  • severe anxiety
  • drug craving
  • involuntary teeth clenching
  • confusion and paranoia
  • Faintness 
  • Chills or sweating muscle tension 
  • impaired judgment
  • depression
  • blurred vision
  • sleep problems
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When was it banned?

1985

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Street name of MDMA

Ecstasy

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How much people use it worldwide? 

9 million users

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Long term effects

 permanent damage to the brain

200

What was it originally used for? 

Was originally used for warfare tests and psychotherapy medication

200

Name two other names for ecstasy

  • Scooby Snacks
  • California Sunrise
  • Beans
  • Lover’s speed
300

What does ecstasy contain today? 

dog deworming substances and even rat poison

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Legal consequences

  • $1,000 fine and/or up to six months in jail for a first offence. You face a $2,000 fine and/or up to one-year imprisonment for each subsequent conviction



300

What year and what company developed it?

Developed by Merck pharmaceutical company in 1912

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Full name of MDMA

methylenedioxymethamphetamine