MDMA, or methylenedioxymethamphetamine, is a unique drug. Similar in structure to methamphetamine, it has profoundly different effects.
Users report feeling bliss, euphoria and empathy.
Most users take it on weekends or less frequently and because over time, its effects become less pronounced, most don't have problems quitting. While sometimes classed as a hallucinogen, MDMA doesn't cause the extreme disconnection from reality that LSD can. It sounds perfect-a drug that promotes peace, is less addictive than alcohol, cocaine or heroin and offers a greater sense of control than psychedelics. Unfortunately, unlike those other drugs, MDMA actually damages certain brain cells and has occasionally caused deaths for reasons which are not clearly understood. The scientific debate over the drug centers on the meaning and effects of this brain damage-and on the frequency and causes of the deaths.