NEA Today, March 1st, 2002
MDMA, often called "Ecstasy," is a drug that creates a sensation of closeness, but which at high levels of ingestion can become toxic -- sometimes causing death. Use of Ecstasy is on the rise, especially among students in grades eight through 12. The NEA Health Information Network talked to Cardwell Nuckols, an author and authority on drug abuse, to learn about Ecstasy and how to help keep young people drug-free.
What is Ecstasy?
Ecstasy or MDMA (methylenedioxymethamphetamine) is a stimulant drug that has both the effects of methamphetamine ("speed") and mescaline (a hallucinogenic drug foun...
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