Ecstasy Addiction | MDMA Addiction
We graciously welcome abusers of the drug “ecstasy” or MDMA, as we are very familiar with treating those who like to roll quite often, for great durations of time.
Ecstasy is a particularly dubious beast because while the method of ingestion in pill form is very easy and the euphoric feelings produced are heavenly, MDMA has been shown to do immense amounts of neurological damage. In fact, the condition of the brain of a person who has used MDMA in high amounts for a year’s time, is actually more damaged in total than the brain of a longterm, late-stage heroin addict.
Even more worrying is that since Ecstasy is still a relatively “new” drug, we do not yet posses the same data as far as the long-term effects of neurological damage produced by Ecstasy, like we presently have on older drugs like cocaine and heroin. You see, we know that while the brain will eventually heal itself from the damage inflicted by cocaine and heroin after lengthy periods of sustained sobriety, we don’t yet know this to be true about MDMA and, in fact, given the exceptionally aggressive nature of the brain damage inflicted by MDMA a lot of theories presented by neurologists and addiction medicine specialists suggests that the nature of the brain damage done by Ectasy might be much more problematic in this regards; as in, it may take much, much longer for the brain to repair itself from the rigors of Ecstasy abuse, if it even able to do it at all.
As an experienced MDMA user you already know one of the greatest risks involved in taking this drug. It is the street drug most likely to be sold as a fake that we presently know of and we have received information of some really horrible chemicals being substituted for MDMA in the past. This has gotten so bad, in fact, that there are companies who have sought to capitalize upon this by selling test kits so that Ecstasy users can test for the presence of MDMA in the pills that they purchase. The reality, as you know, however is that Ecstasy users are generally of the very impulsive variety and if they are faced with a new pill sold under the auspices of being Ecstasy, but they are without their test kit, they almost never will opt to not take the pill; they generally will just test it out by popping it, playing the same very risky game most all Ecstasy users choose to play.
Ecstasy use, in and of itself is highly problematic, but we see quite a few people at our centers who get to the point where they feel they need MDMA in order to truly have a good time and, in time, just to feel happy at all. Since, as you know, MDMA acts directly on the body’s production of serotonin, one of the most crucial neurotransmitters, an Ecstasy addict generally has a substantially inhibited ability to produce Serotonin, the absence of which leads to severe depression and anxiety.
We know all to well of the agony of being a heavy Ecstasy user and we would like you to help you get back on the road of learning to be happy without MDMA. If you are ready to talk about your addiction to Ecstasy, then you may call us whenever you like at 1-888-U-GET-WELL.
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