Ecstasy or MDMA is a psychoactive, euphoric stimulant.  It is a well known and popular club drug known by a number of street names including X, the hug drug, XTC and Adam.  Ecstasy is generally available in tablet form.  Individuals mostly take it to alter the state of their consciousness and experience it's psychedelic effects. Feelings of euphoria, warmth and increased energy characterize the effect of the drug.  Ecstasy is consumed mostly by young persons, those between their early teens and mid-twenties.   

Ecstasy is extremely popular amongst, ‘ravers’ (individuals who attend rave parties), many of which take it for the drug’s psychedelic effects. Ecstasy also allows users to dance for hours on end. Raves typically last 1-2 nights and ecstasy gives those in attendance the energy to stay awake and active during the entire time.  

The drug isn’t just consumed by ‘ravers’. Ecstasy is also a favorite drug for those who like to go clubbing. Recently, there has also been an increase in ecstasy use amongst college students. It is fairly easy to find it in college towns as well as in and around campus.

Ecstasy is also believed to be sexually stimulating by some. There are persons who take it for this purpose. For them it acts as a sort of aphrodisiac.

MDMA has been called the love or hug drug because it makes people feel warm, empathetic and “in-tune” with others. People take it when they want to feel happy, peaceful and connected.

In summary, ecstasy (MDMA) is a psychoactive stimulant that is an extremely popular ‘club drug.’ It is a favorite of ravers and young persons who like to go partying and clubbing. It not only alters their mood and senses but it gives people a ton of energy, enabling partiers to dance all night.

There are dangers associated with ecstasy use as there are with most drugs. One of the biggest dangers is over-heating. Ecstasy users have died because they have overexerted themselves while partying and failed to re-hydrate. They ended up dying from dehydration.

Another ecstasy related danger is tainted pills. Many people purchase ecstasy at clubs and raves from people that they don’t know. Most of them contain drugs and substances other then ecstasy. This something else, could be dangerous and if a person is using other drugs besides ecstasy, they may suffer from dangerous drug interactions. The only way to be sure that an ecstasy pill is pure is to carry around an ecstasy testing kit.