Informative Speech On Ecstasy

MDMA is better known for the chemical composition 3,4 methylenedioxymethamphetamine or by its street name of ecstasy or Molly, is a man-made, psychoactive drug that is mainly used now a day by young “ravers” to get high and have hallucinogen effects. It makes one feel that they have increased energy, exhilaration and emotional warmth. This drug highly distort ones senses and time perception. Today I will explain to you the effects that MDMA have on ones Neurophysiology, behavior and how greatly harmful it may be on ones body. MDMA or ecstasy has increased as a recreational drug since 2007. The main widespread use of it has become very preeminent among teenagers from the ages of 12 to 17 as a party/rave drug. What these teenagers do not
According to the scores of students who took the Ray Auditory Verbal Learning Test, the users who were abusing MDMA had a delayed verbal response to contrast to the non users. According to the scientific article “Human ecstasy (MDMA) poly-drug users have altered brain activation during semantic processing” it has been proven that ones brain activity when ingesting the drug ecstasy increases during their semantic process. The person’s cortical processes are decreased. The three main areas of increased brain activity are mainly associated with the visual processing in Ecstasy users. In the experimental study that they organized, it was proven that Ecstasy is linked to serotonin in the brain being lost which causes in increased brain activity. That is why when one ingested the drug it takes them longer to process information and accomplish tasks due to the fact that that it takes more time for the information the be received to the brain and then distributed back out to the rest of the
But the long-term use of MDMA can have a very harmful affect on ones body. MDMA can cause many unwanted effects like thirst, aggression, irritability and much more.
The article “The safety and efficacy of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine- assisted psychotherapy in subjects with chronic, treatment-resistant posttraumatic stress disorder: the first randomized controlled pilot study” show that the start of the drug occurs within the first 45 – 75 minutes and the “high” feeling last anywhere from 2 to 5 hours longs. During the peak of the drug, users experiences high blood pressure, body temperature and an increased pulse. In the experiment no one had any medical complications that needed treatment. In a non-controlled environment such as at a rave or party, users may ingest more than one pill of ecstasy that may greatly cause seizures, heart attacks or even a stroke. MDMA though thought of as a party drug among many teenagers around the world is quite harmful to ones body. The use of MDMA causes the different hormones in ones brain to act in a way that they normally would not. This heavily affects on how the user will react behavioral especially in what setting they are administering the