'Ecstasy' May Cause Long-Term Changes in Brain Chemistry

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^^Another great point

Hunter R of OH 5:40PM December 13, 2011

I think the biggest problem with this study and unfortunately any like it currently is the fact that more than half the Recreational users of 'ecstasy' think there taking and ingesting pure MDMA, but chances are due to all the recent banning of closely related compounds, and the wonderful analog act of the U.s, that there is probably little to no actual MDMA (3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine)
Creators of these ecstasy tablets are lowering there standards from using MDMA to now using more proven and problematic chemicals such as bk-PMMA, or MeTHedrone. similiar effects when intially ingested, but a lot more harm done to the body, mind, and spirit, that the user would attribute to there 'MDMA' use.

Hunter R of OH 5:38PM December 13, 2011

is it possible that there are increased receptor levels due to the time after taking ecstasy when serotonin is low (the brain adapting to the lower levels of serotonin). But after a while serotonin replenishes (so no noticeable differences between users and non users) but the extra receptors remain even after the serotonin levels increase again. so in the end (after a sustained period of non use) the users and non users have equal serotonin levels and only the receptors density is different simply due to the fact that at one point in time there was less serotonin due to ecstasy use?

TheGuy of NY 4:39PM December 13, 2011