MDA is a variation on Ecstasy. MDMA is called the love drug and MDA is the hug drug. Ecstasy, known in medical circles as MDMA and on the street as XTC, Go and X, was popular at nightclubs and rock concerts during the 1980s, and more recently at raves and all-night parties. Users report feelings of euphoria, alertness, sensory awareness and increased empathy for others. MDMA increases the heart rate, blood pressure and body temperature.
Ecstasy is something everybody is doing now.
But Plaisted had become concerned that McDaniel was going overboard with the drug. He was spending less time with his old high school buddies and more time with a new group of friends, often getting high. The problem is that the first Ecstasy high is so good that it's hard to replicate, Plaisted said. Over time you can lose the ability to experience happiness,'' said another friend, Jack O'Brien, 19. O'Brien and Plaisted said Ecstasy users will begin taking increased amounts in an attempt to match that first high.