is a psychoactive drug possessing stimulant and hallucinogenic properties. MDMA possesses chemical variations of the stimulant amphetamine or methamphetamine and a hallucinogen, most often mescaline.

Ecstasy is most often distributed at late-night parties called "raves," nightclubs, and rock concerts. As the rave and club scene expands to metropolitan and suburban areas across the country, ecstasy use and distribution are increasing as well. Ecstasy is often used in combination with other substances. Once a person begins using Ecstasy or begins frequenting events where Ecstasy is widely used, a vast array of drugs become accessible as well.

MDMA was first synthesized in 1912 by a German company possibly to be used as an appetite suppressant. Chemically, it is an analogue of MDA, a drug that was popular in the 1960s. In the late 1970s, MDMA was used to facilitate psychotherapy by a small group of therapists in the United States. Illicit use of ecstasy did not become popular until the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Ecstasy is described as an empathogen as it releases mood-altering chemicals, such as serotonin and L-dopa, in the brain, and generates feelings of love and friendliness - people feel "loved up" and "blissed out". Because it's also a hallucinogen, the world becomes surreal, highly colored and distorted. But ecstasy makes people nice, not nasty. Also referred to as “the love drug”, ecstasy often makes the user feel good, happy and relaxed - at least at first. Contrary to rumors, ecstasy is not an aphrodisiac and can actually inhibit sexual performance.

Many problems users encounter with ecstasy are similar to those found with the use of amphetamines and cocaine. They include increases in heart rate and blood pressure, nausea, blurred vision, faintness, chills, sweating, and such psychological problems as confusion, depression, sleep problems, craving, severe anxiety, paranoia, and psychotic episodes. Ecstasy's chemical cousin, MDA, destroys cells that produce serotonin in the brain. These cells play a direct roll in regulating aggression, mood, sexual activity, sleep, and sensitivity to pain.

Signs of ecstasy use include but are not limited to:

• Hyper-Alertness
• Sweating
• Dry mouth (thirsty)
• Increased heart rate
• Fatigue
• Jaw-clenching
• Hypothermia (cold when they shouldn't be)
• Agitation
• Increased emotional responses (more empathetic than individual would normally be)

ECSTASY
STREET TERM	DEFINITION
007s	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
69s	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Adam	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
B-bombs	Amphetamines; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Batmans	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Bean	A capsule containing drugs; MDMA (methylenedioxymethamphetamine)
Bens	Amphetamine; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Benzedrine	Amphetamine; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Bermuda triangles	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Bibs	MDMA (methylenedioxymethamphetamine)
Biphetamine	Amphetamine; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Blue kisses	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Blue lips	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Blue nile	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Bump up	Use of cocaine to bolster MDMA (methylenedioxymethamphetamine)
Bumping up	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) combined with powder cocaine
Candy flipping on a string	Combining or sequencing LSD with MDMA; mixing LSD, MDMA, and cocaine
Candy Raver	Young people who attend raves; rave attendees who wear candy jewelry
Candy-flipping	LSD mixed with ecstasy
Care bears	Methylenedioxymethampehtamine (MDMA)
Cat in the hats	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Charity	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Chocolate Chip Cookies	MDMA combined with heroin or methadone
Chrystal methadrine	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Clarity	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Cloud nine	Crack cocaine; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Cristal (Spanish)	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Dead road	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Debs	Amphetamine; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Decadence	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Dex	Amphetamine; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Dexedrine	Amphetamine; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Diamonds	Amphetamines; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Disco biscuit	Depressants; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Disco biscuits	Depressants; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Doctor	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Dolls	Amphetamines; depressant; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Domex	PCP and MDMA
Draf	Marijuana; ecstasy, with cocaine
Drivers	Amphetamine; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
E	Ecstasy (Methylenedioxymethamphetamine; MDMA)
E-bombs	MDMA (methylenedioxymethamphetamine)
E-puddle	Sleeping due to MDMA use/exhaustion
E-tard	Person under the influence of MDMA (methylenedioxymethamphetamine)
Ecstasy	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Egyptians	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Elephant flipping	Use of PCP and MDMA
Elephants	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Essence	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Eve	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Exiticity	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Fastin	Amphetamine; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Flipping	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Flower flipping	Ecstasy (MDMA) mixed with mushrooms
Four leaf clover	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Gaggler	Amphetamine; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Go	Amphetamines; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Green triangles	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Greenies	Amphetamines; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Gum	Opium; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
GWM	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
H - bomb	Ecstasy (MDMA) mixed with heroin
Hammerheading	MDMA (methylenedioxymethamphetamine) used in combination with Viagra
Happy drug	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Happy pill	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Hawkers	Individuals who walk through a setting (nightclub) announcing the availability of a drug (typically MDMA, GHB, or LSD)
Herbal bliss	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Hippieflip	Use of mushrooms and MDMA (methylenedioxymethamphetamine)
Hug drug	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Hugs and Kisses	Combination of methamphetamine and methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Hydro	Amphetamine; high quality methamphetamine; marijuana; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA); marijuana grown in water (hydroponic)
Hype	Heroin addict; an addict; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Iboga	Amphetamine; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Ice	Cocaine; crack cocaine; smokable methamphetamine; methamphetamine; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA); phencyclidine (PCP)
Igloo	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Jellies	Combination of depressants and MDMA (methylenedioxymethamphetamine) in gel form
Jerry Garcias	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
K-lots	Bags of 1,000 MDMA pills
Khat	Amphetamine; methcathinone; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Kitty flipping	Use of ketamine and MDMA
Kleenex	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Letter biscuits	MDMA (methylenedioxymethamphetamine)
Love drug	Depressants; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Love flipping	Use of mescaline and MDMA
Love pill	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Love trip	Mescaline and methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Lover's speed	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Lovers' special	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
MAO	Amphetamines; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
MDM	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
MDMA	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine
Mercedes	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Methedrine	Amphetamines; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Mini beans	Amphetamine; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Mitsubishi	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Monoamine oxidase	Amphetamine; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Moonstone	When a dealer shaves a slice of methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) into a bag of heroin
Morning shot	Amphetamine; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Nexus flipping	Use of Nexus (2-CB) and MDMA
Nineteen	Amphetamine; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
NOX	Use of nitrous oxide and MDMA
On the ball	When a dealer shaves a slice of methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) into a bag of heroin
Orange bandits	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
P and P	Methamphetamine used in combination with MDMA (methylenedioxymethamphetamine) and Viagra
Parachute down	Use of MDMA after heroin
Party and play	Methamphetamine used in combination with MDMA (methylenedioxymethamphetamine) and Viagra
Party pack	Combination of 2C-B (Nexus) with other illicit drugs, particulary MDMA (methylenedioxymethamphetamine; ecstasy)
Peace	PCP; LSD; MDMA (methylenedioxymethamphetamine)
Peeper(s)	MDMA user(s)
Piggybacking	Simultaneous injection of 2 drugs; sequential use of more than one methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) tablet
Pikachu	Pills containing PCP and Ecstasy
Pink panthers	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Playboy bunnies	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Playboys	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Pollutants	Amphetamines; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Rave energy	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Red devils	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Rib	Rohypnol; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Ritual spirit	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Roca (Spanish)	Crack Cocaine; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Rolling	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Rolls Royce	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Running	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Scooby snacks	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Sextasy	Ecstasy used with Viagra
Shabu	Combination of powder cocaine and methamphetamine; crack cocaine; methamphetamine; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Slammin'/Slamming	Amphetamine; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Smurfs	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Snackies	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) adulterated with mescaline
Speed for lovers	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Speedballing	To shoot up or smoke a mixture of cocaine and heroin; ecstasy mixed with ketamine; the simultaneous use of a stimulant with a depressant
Speedies	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) adulterated with amphetamine
Spivias	Amphetamine; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Stacking	Taking steroids without a prescription; use of three or more methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) tablets in combination
Stacks	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) adulterated with heroin or crack
Stars	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Strawberry shortcake	Amphetamine; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Super X	Combination of methamphetamine and methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Supermans	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Swans	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Sweeties	Amphetamine; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Tabs	LSD; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Tachas	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Tens	Amphetamine; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Tom and Jerries	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Totally spent	Hangover feeling that is an adverse effect of methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Triple crowns	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Triple rolexes	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Triple stacks	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Troll	Use of LSD and MDMA
Tutus	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Tweety Birds	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
U.S.P.	Amphetamine; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Ultimate Xphoria	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Wafers	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Waffle dust	Combination of MDMA (methylenedioxymethamphetamine) and amphetamine
West Coast turnarounds	Amphetamine; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Wheels	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Whiffledust	Amphetamine; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
White diamonds	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
White dove	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Wigits	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
X	Marijuana; amphetamine; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
X-ing	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
X-Pills	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
XTC	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)