#8217;s innocent and blissful state in the biblical Garden of Eden before he ate the forbidden fruit from the Tree of Knowledge.” That is how the drug received its first name, Adam (Alvergue 14-15).In the 1980’s some drug manufacturers heard about the drug and its euphoric affects and they began producing the drug. The manufacturers introduced the drug in a few Texas bars. The bars would give the drug with the alcohol they sold. Soon the demand for ecstasy grew and the supply grew with it. Then in 1985, MDMA was classified as a Schedule I drug. A Schedule I drugs is a drug that can be highly abused and has no medical use, much like heroin and LSD (Alvergue 15). That year the United States then made the selling, possession and making of ecstasy illegal (Clayton 16).Ecstasy begins to affect a person within thirty minutes to an hour and the “roll,” or high, can last up to six hours. It can affect someone in many different ways, but the most common side effects include such things as nausea, vomiting, dehydration, hallucination, double vision and the shakes. It can also cause rapid changes in one’s blond pressure and heart rate. Clenching of the teeth is often experienced during the high, which explains the reason for the pacifiers and hard candy that pill-takers carry around with them. After the high wears off the person becomes exhausted and depressed. They become very apathetic and this state of being can last from days to weeks after the high (Clayton 18).The reason why people are very affectionate and open while on the drug, like in the situation described earlier, is because of the way the brain handles the drug. MDMA increases the amount of serotin that your brain produces. Serotin is a chemical that regulates your mood and it triggers feelings of love and excitement. Normally, when the brain produces serotin, it is produced, used and stored quickly. When a person takes ecstasy, their brain over produce...
