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 y Moreisbecomingknownaboutthelongtermeffectsofregularuse,howevertheresearchanddataareinconclusive.Somerecentresearchhasshownthatusersarepermanentlyalteringtheirbrains(decreasedglobalandregionalbrain5-HTtransporterbindingstobeexact).Itisnotyetknownhowthis'damage'manifestsitselfbutthiscouldbepermanent(oratleastlonglasting)andthismayaffectyoupsychologicallyandinotherways.Otherresearchhasshownthatuseadverselyeffectsmemoryaswell:therehasbeen"findingsofmemorydecrementsinrecreationalMDMAusers,possiblycausedbyserotonergicneurotoxicity".Thisneurotoxicity(poisoningofthebrain)isacauseforconcern,andhasbeenshowntooccurwithmassivedosesofMDMAgiventoanimalsinlaboratories.Dentaldamagefromteethgrindingalsocanhappen:researchintheUKhasshownthistobehighamongstclubbers. IfIamgoingtotakeit,howcanIstaysafe?  N  Ithastobesaidthattheonlywayonecanreallyavoidalldangerisnottotakeit.However,itsconsideredbysomeuserstobearelativelysafedrugifusedinmoderation(forsomethisisnotmorethanonceamonth).Theeuphoriathatitmakesyoufeelcanmakeiteasytoignorebodilydistresssignals,sobecarefulaboutdehydration,musclecramping,dizziness,exhaustionoroverexertion.ReportsfromEnglandandelsewheretellofpilledup_ravers_Ԁdancingthemselvesintoseveredehydrationandheatexhaustionthatrequiredhospitalisation,andinafewcasesendingindeath.Whendancingforlongperiodsoftime,sipabouthalfalitreofwatereveryhour.Itisalsogoodtoreplacelostsugarsandsaltswithanenergydrink.Donotdrinktoomuchwatersincethiscancauseproblems.Yourbodycanonlyabsorbedwateratacertainrate,theexcesscanentertheblood,ultimatelyswellingthebraincausingapossiblefatalcoma.Becarefulofspendingtoomuchtimeinfrontofthoseloudspeakerarrays:extendedexposuretohighdBscancausepermanenteardamage. _      g IamonProzac.CanItakeE?  F ProzacblocksouttheactionofMDMA,sogenerallyonewillnotfeeltheeffectsoftheMDMA.TheactionofProzacandothersimilar_SSRI_'sistoblockthereuptakeofserotonin.Thisnormallygetsrecycledintothestorageareaafteritsdoneitsjob.Thismeansthatonewon'tfeeltheeffectsofthemassiveserotoninreleasethatMDMAnormallycauses.BecauseProzachasahalflifeofseveralweeks,youcantjuststoptakingitforafewdaysandexpecttofeeltheeffectsofE.Butthereisamoreimportantconsideration:Prozacisnormallyproscribedbyadoctortohelpaddressaserotonindeficiency,whichisoneofthecausesofdepression.MDMAcanaggravatethis,andthechancesarethatthepostEdepressionandlethargypeoplenormallyfeelcouldbesohecticonecouldgointoclinicaldepressionfollowinguse. HowdoesEeffectyoupsychologically?  c! Itsgenerallyconsideredthatrecreationaldancedrugexperimentationorcasualuseissomethingonecandabbleinwithoutseriousdangers.Butthisisnotalwaysthecase,andRaveSafehasalwaysstrivedtopresentallthefactsinanunbiasedandfactualway.Thereisadangerthatuseofanypsychoactivedrugs(likee,speed,acid)canbringoutarangerofpsychologicalconditions.Forexample,theactivationoflatentpsychologicalconditions.Inotherwords,youcouldhaveamentalconditionlikeparanoiapsychosisandschizophreniathatisdormant.Psychoactivedrugusecanactivatethis,andmakeitarealproblem.Thispredispositionisgenerallygenetic(thatispasseddownthroughthefamily).Theonlywayyoucanfindoutifthereisapossibilityofthisistoexamineyourfamilytreetoseeifanyofyourancestorshavehadanyoftheseconditions.Ifyouhaveanydoubts,it'sbesttoseeaprofessionalpsychologist.Psychoactivedrugusecanalsocauseotherpsychologicalproblemsaswell,likeselfperpetuatingpanicattacksforinstance.Sometimesitispossibletorecoverfromtheseconditionswithprofessionalpsychologicalcounselling,othertimesitsmoreseriouslikerequiringhospitalisation.#ˌr #ˌ [-  Whataboutpreloading?   6/ Somepeopleusewidelyavailablesubstancestopreload,thatisboosttheserotoninlevelsbeforetakingE.Theysaythisworks,butprofessionaladvicegiventousbydoctorsisthatthiscancauseotherproblemssuch_as__a_Ԁserotoninsyndrome.Anotherargumentisthatifoneisalteringthebrainsfunctioningwithoneagent,itsriskytothinkthatintroducinganothertocompensateiscompletelypredictable,especiallywhennoteverythingisknownabouttheserotoninsysteminthebrainanyway.Thesamegoesforpostloadingtechniques.Wewouldliketoseemoreresearchonthis.#XXˌm#XX g #XX8,#XX    o    $2#5 #  )#  #XXH,# XXEcstasyTesting#XX -#WXX y #XXWf-# =XX#XX=.# _DXXWhytestanEcstasypill? k  #_D,#_DOneofthebiggestdangersofusingwhatiscalledEcstasyistheissueofqualitycontrol.PureEis r madeofMDMA.Butsomanypillskeepcomingoutwithothersubstancesinthem.SomedonthaveanyMDMAinthematall.Evenpillswiththesamelogo(e.g.Mitsubishis)can#_D.#_DԀbevery k differentsincetheycomefromdifferentbatches/manufacturers.#_D/#_DSometimesotherchemicalsand + compoundsaresubstituted,somelessharmlessthanothers.ThismighttobetobulkoutpureMDMAsothedealercanmakemoremoney.Inthiscase,aninertbulkingagentisusuallyused,andtheeffectisalowintensityEtripandthatrippedofffeeling.Inothercases,otherdrugs/poisonssuchasDXM,Ketamine,Strychnine,AtropineandPMAhavebeenfound.Theseareusedbecausetheyaremorereadilyavailableoreasiertoproduce.Someofthesearemoredangerousthanothers.ForinstancewithPMA,onedoseproducessomeEtypefeelings,buttwodosescanbefatal.AndbecauseittakeslongertocomeonthanE,peopletendtodropanotherthinkingitsaweakpill.TherehavebeenmanydeathsintheUSA,AustraliaandEuropeduetoPMA.Ideallyitshouldbethepublichealthservicethathaspillsproperlytestedandcertified.InEurope,theDutchmodelhasshownthatoneconsequenceofsystematictestingistointroduceanelementof'qualitycontrol'intotheecstasymarket,andfatalitiesareminimalasaresult.However,duetheillicitstatusofE,wehavetoworkaroundthis. Whatcanwedotogetapilltested?  + Theeasiestway,butnotthemostthorough,istodothetestingyourself.Thereisaverysimpletestingmethodavailable.Thiswillhelpyoufindoutwhatthepillcontains.Althoughthistestislimited,itwilltellyouwetherornotthepillcontainsMDMA.Youshouldtryanddothistestwhereyouhavetheclarityofmindtodoitproperlyinwelllitconditions.Itwillalsobeagoodideatoshareyourresultswithothersbeforethepartyorwhereverelseyouaregoingtouseit.Thetestcanalsobedoneatacluborrave,butinlowlightconditionsitcanbetrickytogetreliableresults. HowdoesanEtestingkitwork?  r  ThesehomeecstasytestingkitsuseachemicalsolutioncalledMarquisReagent.Thisismadeupofthechemicalsformaldehyde,sulphuricacidandmethanol.Adropofthesolutionisaddedtoascrapingfromapill.Thesolutionchangescolourindicatingthepresenceofecstasy-likesubstances(MDMA,MDEA,MBDB,MDA),Amphetamineand2CB.YouthencomparethecolourtheliquidturnstoanindexedColourChart.Thetestingsolutioncontainsastrongcorrosivechemicalsoyoumustbecareful.Ifspilt,flushawaywithlotsofwater. HowreliablearetheseReagenttestkits?  +" + ADIYtestingkitisnotinthesameleagueasprofessionallaboratorytesting,whichgenerallyuseatechniquecalledgaschromatography.Thehometestcanonlyindicatethepresenceofthemain k$". activeingredient.Itcannotgiveanyindicationofquantityorother,secondary,ingredients.However,experiencedtestersinHollandclaimthatverysubtlevariationsinpillscanbedetected,suchasrelativepurity.Thetestisgoodforindicatingyou'vebeensoldacompletedudorstufflikePMA.#_D0#v[  @ # v[<#_D Caution: IfyoutestshowsupMDMAoravariant,itdoesnotmeanthatotherharmfullsubstances C arenotintherebecausethetestisnotlookingforthem.Butgenerally,manufacturersdonotmixPMAandMDMA.#_D=#v[  J # v[2>#_DTherearelimitationswiththetestforinstanceapillcontainingPMAandMDMAwilltestpositiveforMDMA,andyouwontknowthereisPMAinit.SamegoesforDXM,whichcanbeverydangerousiftakentogetherwithMDMA.Althoughthesecombinationsdooccur,theyarerare.Itwillalsoturndarkwithotherprescriptiondrugs,soitsnotentirelyreliablebutmanywouldsayitsbetterthannothing.TheMarquisReagentdoesntlastforevereither.Theagentcangooffinaslittleassixmonths,althoughifitskeptinadarkglassbottle,thismayhelptoextenditsshelflife. Isitlegaltotestpills?    Itislegaltopossessanecstasytestingkit.Itis,ofcourse,illegaltopossessecstasy. Isitlegaltotestotherpeople'spills?   Bediscreetwhentestinginanopenvenuesuchasacluborrave-itwouldbeillegalforyoutotestapill,findoutitcontainedanyillegalsubstancesandthenhanditbacktotheperson.Youcouldbearrestedfordealing.Suggestthatthepill-ownerscrapesasampleofftheirpillthemselves,ratherthanhandingyouthepill.Youwillneedtoberesponsibleabouthandingoveranysharpinstrumenttodoitwith,especiallyiftheyarejitteryorcompletelyoutofit. WherecanIgetatestkit?   BizareinMelville,JohannesburgsellsoncetestEZTestkitsforR50telephone(011)482-1887,Email#_D>#_DԀbizare@icon.co.za C! YoucanorderakitovertheInternetfromtheNetherlandsathttp://eztest.com.Thesearelargerquantities,upto300dropsofReagentandcostUS$20#_DD#_D.  $  Sources:  & http://www.ecstasy.org/testing/db/faq.htmlhttp://www.erowid.org/chemicals/mdma/mdma_faq_testing_kits.shtmlNicholasSaunders,Ecstasyreconsidered(NicholasSaunders,1997), #XX_D.#_DXX p #XX_D.# =XX .226 #XX_DF#  =XX #XX=I# XX C ) # ǐE#  USUK.,#XX G#,,XX,,,,Issuedby_RaveSafe_Ԁ_Gauteng_,POBox31619,Braamfontein,2017Allinformationisprovidedingoodfaith.RaveSafe,it'svolunteersanditssponsorsdonot #". condoneoradvocatetheuseofillegalsubstances.RaveSafeacceptsNOresponsibilityforthewaythisinformationisused,norforanyharmthatmightoccurfromtheuseoftheinformationcontainedinthisdocument.Althoughaconcertedefforthasbeenmadetoensurethevalidityoftheinformationcontainedinthisdocument,noguaranteesorassurancesofaccuracyareprovided.30thJune2001.#,,,,H##XX,,nH#UK.,US.,9H  $n#1 Ї  6XVXXX6X6XVwww.ravesafe.org#6XVX6K##XXX6XVK# y   XWXXXXXWe#XWXL#kXXW#k}L#6Ԁflyer#6!M#k#XWXkL#kXXW 1 qL#XWXkM##XXXXWiM#XXXX ˌXXEcstasy isthepopularnameforthesemisyntheticchemicalMDMA,whichisanabbreviationfor 1 methylenedioxymethamphetamine.SometimesjustreferredtoasE,itwasfirstsynthesizedinGermanyin1912.ItwasstudiedbytheUSmilitaryinthe1950'sandwaslegalavailableuntilthe1980'swhenitwasrediscoveredasarecreationaldrug.ItfirstbecamepopularintheUSAandthenlaterfuelledtheemergenceofthedancecultureinthemid80'sinEurope,whichlaterwentglobalinthe1990's.MDMApowderisusuallyavailableintheformofsmallpressedpills,thoughalsoavailableasloosepowderandsometimesthisispackagedintocapsules.Tabletsaretakenorallyandgenerallyonepillcontainsanactivedoseatthemost.Manylabelscomeandgo:Doves,X-Men,etc.However,thesegenerallymeanlittlesincequalitycan,andgenerallydoes,varyconsiderablybetweenbatches.Popularbrandsarerapidlycloned.#ˌ5N#ˌ +  Theeffectsusuallybegin30-60minuteslater,dependingonhowfullyourstomachis.Physicaleffectsincluderaisedbloodpressure(soanyonewithhighbloodpressureoraheartconditionshouldnottakeit)andanoticeableriseinbodytemperature,fasterheartbeat,skintingles,suddensweatinganddilatedpupils.Somepeoplemayalsoexperienceunsteadiness,nauseaandpossiblyvomiting,thoughtheseeffectsgenerallypassquickly.MDMAisapsychoactivemoodchangingdrugthatcanalterthewayyouseetheworld.Theeffectsvaryaccordingtowhomyouarewith,whereyouare,howyouarefeelingandotherfactors.Theeffectsalsovaryaccordingtowhatyoutake.Thereisawholerangeofdrugssoldasecstasy,suchasthechemicallyclose_MDEA_ԀorMDAandalsostimulantslikeephedrineandcaffeine.Itseasiertodothiswithcapsules,sincethereareinpowderform.MDMAcanmakeyoufeelprofoundlyrelaxedaswellasenergetic,happy,calm,exhilarated,emotionallywarm,andsensitivetootherpeople'svibes.Itcanalsoopenupyouremotions:thiscanbepositivebutsometimesitcancausepanicandanxietyattacks,sobesuretohavefriendsaround.Iftherushistoointense,findaquietspottositdown(withafriendifneedbe).Thepeakeffectscanlasttwotofourhours,whichisfollowedbyasmooth,ifnotunpleasantcomedownfeelinglastingseveralmorehours.Aftereffectsmayincludetirednessorfeelingspacedoutforupto24hours.Thisisalsoaneffectofstayingawakeallnight-sleepdeprivation.Lettheaftereffectswearoffbythemselves-theonlythingyouneedtocomedownwithistime.Secondaryeffects(aftergloworexhaustion)maybefeltforafewdaysafterwards,andonecanfeelextremelylethargicanddisinterestedintheworldthe_icky_ԀTuesdaysyndrome.Yourbrainandbodytakealotofstrainwithregularuse.Althoughitsnotregardedasphysicallyaddictive,itcancausepsychologicaladdiction:yougetmorehookedontheeffectsofthedrugthanthedrugitself.Thereislittlepointinusingitregularly,sinceitdepletesthestoresinyourbrainofaneurotransmitterchemicalcalledserotonin.Ifyoudon'tgiveyourbodytimetorecoverandreplenishthesesuppliesnaturally,thelackofserotonincanhaveanegativeeffectonyourlifesinceitisresponsibleformanyotherbodilyandpsychologicalfunctions.Lackofitmaymakeyoufeellethargic,depressedandmoody.Serotoninlevelsarestronglylinkedtomood.BecauseEcstasyisillegal,thereisnoqualitycontrol,soyoucannotbesureofwhatyouaretaking.Tabletsmayincludeimpurities,sometimesharmlesspowdersbutcanincludeotherdrugssuchascaffeine,speedandephedrine.IntheUSA,adangerousdrugcalled_PMA_ԀhasbeensoldasE,causingfatalities.RumoursaboundaboutEtabletscontainingHeroinhoweverthereislittleevidenceofthisinpillstestedbothhereandoverseas.ThereisaneasywaytotestpillsforMDMA,pleaseseeourETestingFAQ.#ˌRR##XXWN#