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SHORT TERM EFFECTS:
increased heart rate, blood pressure and body
temperature; jaw and teeth clenching/muscle tension,
hypertension, dehydration, chills and/or sweating,
nausea, blurred vision, faintness, dizziness,
confusion, insomnia, and paranoia.
MEDICAL COMPLICATIONS:
LARGE DOSE: muscle breakdown, hyperthermia,
kidney failure and cardiovascular system failure.
LONG TERM USE: depression, sleep disorders,
paranoia, drug craving, persistent elevation of
anxiety, liver damage, brain damage, paralysis,
and possible others pending research.
Domestically,
the DEA seized 196 MDMA tablets in 1993 and more
than 3 million tablets in 2000. The amount of
seizures made by Customs has increased from 400,000
in FY 1997 to 7.2 million in FY 2001.
Source: DEA, U.S. Customs Service
In 2001, MDMA use among
young people jumped an additional 20 percent.
Since 1999, teen MDMA use increased by 71 percent.
More than 12 percent of teens report trying MDMA
at least once in their lives---an increase from
10% in 2000 (a year-to-year increase of 20 percent),
7 percent in 1999 (a 71 percent increase to date)
and 5 percent in 1995---an increase of 140 percent
from 1995 to 2001.
Source: 2001 Partnership
Attitude Tracking Study
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