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1. ECSTASY AND THE RAVE SCENE
TREATMENT FOR ECSTASY ADDICTION

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ECSTASY AND THE RAVE SCENE TREATMENTS FOR ECSTASY
ADDICTION
MDMA 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine is the scientific name for the street drug Ecstasy. MDMA is
classified by the DEA as a Schedule I Drug. Which according to the DEA are substances or chemicals defined as
drugs with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.
It is known as a party drug and is rarely used alone or in a single does. Ecstasy is usually used in multiple doses known
as piggy backing or in combination with other drugs such as alcohol or marijuana ((United States Drug Enforcement
Administration, 2017).
THE BASICS

3. ECSTASY THE BASICS
THE EFFECTS ON THE BRAIN
• Ecstasy is a drug grouped in the class of drugs known as hallucinogens. It is a synthetic drug
that affects serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine receptors/ neurons in the brain which
increases euphoria, affects mood, sexual arousal and feelings of closeness (NIDA, 2016).

4. ECSTASY AND THE RAVE SCENE
TREATMENT FOR ECSTASY ADDICTION
Experiments in lab studies have shown that animals will self-administer
MDMA—an important indicator of a drug’s abuse potential—although to a
lesser degree than some other drugs such as cocaine (NIDA, 2016).

5. ECSTASY AND THE RAVE SCENE
TREATMENT FOR ECSTASY ADDICTION
Any drug has the potential to become addictive. Ecstasy has been associated with a
potential for a high incidence of abuse and currently there is not any specific addiction
treatment programs designed for the treatment of Ecstasy addiction. A person
experiencing an addiction to Ecstasy would seek out general drug addiction therapy
programs.

6. ECSTASY AND THE RAVE SCENE
TREATMENT FOR ECSTASY ADDICTION
• Treatment plans are individualized.
• All treatment programs have goals of either abstinence or controlled use.
• Types of approaches include Behavioral Psychosocial, Motivational Enhancement, Cognitive-
Behavioral Therapy and Pharmacotherapies
(Carl & Ksir, 2015)

7. ECSTASY AND THE RAVE SCENE
TREATMENT FOR ECSTASY ADDICTION
There is no cure for drug addiction only treatment. Drug addiction is now considered a chronic illness.
DRUG ADDICTION TREATMENT INVOLVES:
• DETOXIFICATION
• PHARMACOTHERAPIES
• COUNSELING
• AND PREVENTATION RELAPSE TREATMENTS/THERAPIES

8. ECSTASY AND THE RAVE SCENE
TREATMENT FOR ECSTASY ADDICTION
DETOXIFICATION : Detoxification is not considered the treatment for drug addiction, but the first
step in the treatment of drug addiction (NIDA, 2016).
DETOXIFICATION is the process of removing toxic substances or qualities from the body. It
involves abstention from alcohol or drugs until the bloodstream is free of its’ toxins. This is
sometimes assisted with medication and is often times a painful and arduous first step in drug addiction
treatment.

9. ECSTASY AND THE RAVE SCENE
TREATMENT FOR ECSTASY ADDICTION
BEHAVIORAL PSYCHOSOCIAL THERAPY
Behavioral Psychosocial Therapies can be inpatient or outpatient. Behavioral
psychosocial therapies can be used alone or in combination with other
therapies.

10. ECSTASY AND THE RAVE SCENE
TREATMENT FOR ECSTASY ADDICTION
Motivational Enhancement is a therapy technique that engages the patient with the therapist. The
therapist uses conversations and interviewing techniques to help the addict see how they are living in their
drug addiction versus how they wish to live.
This process evolves in stages :
• The pre contemplation stage where the addict does not realize the problem.
• The contemplation stage the addict realizes the problem and contemplates a change of behavior(Carl &
Ksir, 2015).

11. ECSTASY AND THE RAVE SCENE
TREATMENT FOR ECSTASY ADDICTION
Motivational Enhancement
• The preparation stage where the addict decides to make a change.
• The action stage the addict moves pass planning and puts into action those plans to either achieve
sobriety or controlled use.
• Finally the maintenance stage where the addict actively seeks our ways to maintain the goal of
sobriety. Such as attending AA meetings or going to counseling or other supportive therapies
(Carl & Ksir, 2015).

12. ECSTASY AND THE RAVE SCENE
TREATMENT FOR ECSTASY ADDICTION
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy or CBT helps victims of addiction by helping them to realize what
things causes them to want to do drugs such as environments, people, emotional states of mind, and
provide ways to avoid and cope with these situations. The technical term for these situational events
or environments that cause an addict to want to use is called triggers.

13. CBT in research studies has proven very effective, however in community
environments results have varied. This has been contributed to therapist
effectiveness, variety of participants in the community and variable situations
and environments (Winerman, 2013).
ECSTASY AND THE RAVE SCENE
TREATMENT FOR ECSTASY ADDICTION

14. ECSTASY AND THE RAVE SCENE
TREATMENT FOR ECSTASY ADDICTION
PHARMACOTHERAPY is the use of medication to aide in the cessation of
drug or alcohol addiction/abuse.
Currently there are no FDA approved drugs to aide in the cessation of
Ecstasy use.

15. References
Carl, H. L., & Ksir, C. (2015). Drugs, Society, and Human Behavior 16th Edition. In H. L. Carl, & C. Ksir,
Drugs, Society, and Human Behavior 16th Edition (pp. 336-338). New York City: McGraw Hill
Education.
NIDA. (2016, October). National Institute on Drug Abuse. Retrieved from MDMA ( Ecstasy/Molly):
https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/mdma-ecstasymolly
United States Drug Enforcement Administration. (2017, February 19). Retrieved from Ecstasy or
MDMA / Drug Fact Sheet: https://www.dea.gov/druginfo/drug_data_sheets/Ecstacy.pdf
Winerman, L. (2013, June). Breaking free from addiction. American Psychological Association, 44(6),
30.