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DISCLAIMER: Do not do MDMA. It is illegal if not administered in a clinical setting. If it is abused then it can harm peoples health, the people in this documentary used it responsibly and infrequently.
Some clips about why people use MDMA from Peter Jennings documentary 'Ecstasy Rising'. Shows what positive psychological effects it can have on peoples life, the side of MDMA the govenment doesn't tell you.
Quote from Mark Kleiman, PhD, Drug Policay Analyst, UCLA.
"I've never heard anybody say to me 'Meth-amphetamine improved my life, I'm a better person for having used Meth-amphetamine', same with cocaine, I know lots of people that like to use cocaine, but I've never heard anyone try to claim that cocaine is good for you. With MDMA, lots of people think that the drug improved their life, and continue to think that after they've stopped using it. Thats whats astonishing."
If not abused, mdma is an amazingly safe substance. Alcohol, tobacco, caffeine and asperin each cause hundreds of times more deaths a year than people who have died while using mdma.
The trouble with xtc pills is that they are illegal, so only criminals sell them, so you never really know whats in them. This can often be avoided by instead using pure mdma in crystal form. If de-criminalised (not necissarily legalised; there is a big difference) there would be hardly any deaths attributed to xtc, as instead of pills people would just buy the safer pure mdma.
Why the 'mdma causes holes in your brain' scare is false: http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/mdma/...
Challenge from the journal NewScientist to the govenment scientists to prove the brain damage/neurotoxic conclusion: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v02/n7... (they never did)
After this, the govenment scientist who had done the original study which caused severe brain damage (which has never been replicated since) admitted they had actually given the monkeys high doses of METHAMPHETAMINE by mistkae. Whoops.
Since then studies have found that the brain returns to nearly normal 3-4 days after use, and serotonin levels deplete by an average of just 5%, but always return fully back to normal levels after approximately a month to a very maximum of three.
A lot of good information about MDMA, users guide, health risks, safe dosage, and much more: http://thedea.org/usersguide.html
Dont do mdma. Its illegal. But if you know someone who is then heres some rules of thumb for them. Always research thouroughly before using (some rare conditions dont mix well [see link above]), never do it more than once every two weeks (ideally once every month is advisable), ALWAYS try to get pure mdma instead of pills, and make sure they are from a reliable trustworthy source, if getting pills always test them with a drug testing kit, just one is reccomended dosage (never do more than two, for some small people half of one is enough), or 150-200mg of pure mdma (80-120 mg recommended starter dose depending on your size), eat plenty of vitamin c vitamin e and fish oils before and after use or some multivitamins+minerals [not really an essential step], take some 5-htp supplements as you start to come down (not essential, just helps the slight depression sometimes felt the day after), and get a good nights sleep.
The above guide is not set in stone, people do often ignore many of the steps above and they're fine, its just what to do to be completely safe if using mdma. People have done stupid amounts of xtc, one guys done 40,000 pills in his lifetime, and was on over 30 a day at his peak. http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/200... Which is ridiculous, even though he is still alive and kicking (kind of), if you do that many your just asking for trouble. People very rarely die of taking too much mdma as long as no other drugs are involved, people have literally done grams of the stuff in one night, but the after effects of using that much are not pleasant at all, and the buzz not really better than the normal stated dose.
The key with MDMA is less is more. If anyone does more than the recommended dose, they'll just increase the side effects without increasing the good feeling, as the the substance in your brain that actually makes you feel good on MDMA has already been used up, no matter how much you take. If you do it two days in a row you'll likely need over three times the amount you took the day before to get the same buzz, then its getting into unhealthy amounts. Even then its unlikely to be as good as the day before, as you've got boosted extra unwanted side effects. Even after a week the buzz is not quite the same, it usually returns fully within a month.
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posted June 23, 2009 12:02 PM
