Not Medical Advice: Ecstąsy or MDMĄ or chemically 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine, the drug which is also known on street as: XTC, Adam, hug drug, exer, beans or love drug, is a synthetic, psychoactive drug which is chemically similar to the stimulant drug methamphetamine and the hallucinogen mescaline.
According to Drugsdetails.com, when taken by mouth, effects start after 30–45 minutes and usually last about 3–5 hours. Ecstąsy reaches peak concentrations in the blood between 1.5 to 3 hours after administration. It is then slowly metabolized and eliminated, with 3, 4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine and its metabolites decreasing to half of their peak concentration over the next several hours.
The elimination half-life time of ecstąsy is by some data approximately 7 hours, while other data suggest half-life of 8 to 9 hours. If half-life time is 7 hours it can be calculated that in normal situations will take a total of 1.6 days for ecstąsy to be eliminated in whole from the body.
Otherwise, if a half-life time is 8 to 9 hours it may take 2 days for the drug to be completely eliminated. Though, in most persons Ecstąsy will be cleared within 2 days, nearly everyone can expect the drug to have been eliminated within 3 days.
However, if alkalinity of urine exists, it can prolong MDMĄ excretion, increasing its half-life time for about 16 and 31 hours. Furthermore, MDMĄ’s metabolite named HMMA (4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-methamphetamine) is thought to remain in the body for nearly 33 hours longer than MDMĄ.
Even when you are confident in your decision not to use drugs or alcohol, it can be hard when it’s your friend who is offering. A lot of times, a simple “no thanks” may be enough. But sometimes it’s not. It can get intense, especially if the people who want you to join in on a bad idea feel judged.
If you’re all being “stupid” together, then they feel less self-conscious and don’t need to take all the responsibility. But knowing they are just trying to save face doesn’t end the pressure, so here are a few tips that may come in handy shared by National Institute on Drug Abuse.