Where did MDMA come from? How is Molly or MDMA abused? 

A Brief History: Molly (MDMA) is not a new drug. It has been around since 1912. A laboratory in Germany, Merck pharmaceutical company, was attempting to create a compound that would slow and control bleeding: one of the chemicals that was created as part of the process was what we became to know as MDMA. They received a patent in 1914 and it was a decade later before they started testing for the drug. 

They found little use for the drug and it was put aside until it resurfaced in the 1950s, when the US Army, CIA, overseeing a group of German chemists and psychiatrists, began to use MDMA or MOLLY in the top-secret program MK-ULTRA. The program was a series of testing and experiments to develop a chemical compound to control the minds of people, using MDMA, LSD, Morphine, and other narcotics in a failed attempt to weaponize psychotherapy.

It was then that they found out that MDMA did not act like they anticipated: instead of the subject hallucinating and having their will crushed, it gave the subject a sense of euphoria and filled them with empathy. Due to the unforeseen side effects, the drug was shelved and laid dormant for the next 10 or so years, when Alexander Shulgin, a professor at the University of California, stumbled upon the compound through a few of his students in 1976 who were synthesizing the drug. He introduced the compound to one of his colleagues, David Nichols and in 1978 the two of them published a paper about the drug, sighting its psychotropic effects and comparing it to marijuana and magic mushrooms without the hallucinate properties. In the 1980s, it became a popular club drug and MDMA, its first street name was “Adam” but that soon was replaced with the more popular name “Ecstasy”. In 1982, Ecstasy or Molly was classified as a schedule one controlled substance and in 1985, it was determined that there was no medical value to continue research and Molly was born. 

How does Molly or MDMA abuse happen?

MDMA is normally taken orally in tablet or gel cap form. The term Molly came from a derivation of the term “molecular” and specifically refers to pure crystalline powder MDMA in a gel capsule. The effects of the drug are felt for a period of 4-6 hours but it is not uncommon for people to take a second dose as their first dose starts to fade. Over time, you may have to use more and more Molly or MDMA to create the same “high” you felt the first time you used.


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MDMA or Molly directly trigger three of our brain’s neurotransmitters, Dopamine, Serotonin, and Norepinephrine. The drug’s effect on the emotional response is more than likely a direct result of the release of a larger than normal dose of the brain’s neurotransmitter, Serotonin, attributed to helping influence mood, apatite, and sleep. Serotonin introduced into the brain will trigger responses to release the hormones, Oxytocin, and Vasopressin which help regulate our feelings of love, sexual arousal, and trust. 

The brain’s functionality can lead a user to have a sense of:

These side effects are in part, due to the brain being depleted of a very important chemical, serotonin. The effects can occur soon after taking MDMA and can last for days or weeks at a time. 

* X, E, or XTC

* Adam

* Beans

* Candy

* Dancing Shoes

* Disco Biscuits

* Doves

* E-bomb

* Egg Rolls

* Happy Pill

* Hug Drug

* Love Drug

* Malcolm (or Malcolm X)

* Molly

* Scooby Snacks

* Smarties

* Sweets

* Skittles

* Thizz

* Vitamin E or Vitamin X

* Vowels

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Users of the drug MDMA find once the drug starts to take hold, that they feel that everything is right with the world; barring a very unlikely negative trip or reaction. The effect that the user is looking for when they take Molly is an emotional euphoria. A type of openness, stimulation, inhibitions lower and emotional barriers are taken down, critical and cynical thoughts are diminished, and a decrease in inhibitions and self-doubt occur. MDMA is also used by some in a therapeutic environment, to help work through personal issues. Some users of MDMA have reported Eye Wiggles or (nystagmus), Most users experience few prominent open or closed eye visuals or (Hallucinations). A very small percentage of users have reported significant eye visuals when the eyes were open or closed. 

Once someone abuses ecstasy, they will experience some symptoms that are unwanted and can last for weeks if left untreated. Getting to a treatment center is very helpful to maintain abstinence from the drug. Treatment for MDMA addiction can also help the individual avoid drug substitution, and improve mental and physical health, while depression and anxiety are at their peak during the withdrawal stage of treatment.

In the year 2011, there were 6 million people who reported usage of MDMA in their lifetime and 4 million people who reported the use of the drug in 2011. 

According to the national institute on drug abuse, the availability of MDMA in the high-schools was classified as fairly easy to get a hold of, according to 37% of the teens that took part in the survey. 

 

Teen ecstasy abuse

MDMA or Molly is a drug that is popular more for teens and young adults: The drug has a high appeal partly due to the costs, around $3-45 dollars a tab and is easy to obtain. 

Believed to decrease anxiety and lower inhibitions in social and sexual situations. 

Ecstasy abuse has started to drop over the last few years according to NIDA.

Prevention and awareness are still the best treatment for teens, but if your teen has been showing the signs of ecstasy abuse, please visit Free My Addiction. This is a teen referral and information site, to help teens overcome addiction to any drug or alcohol.

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