What Does Ecstasy Look Like?
Ecstasy or MDMA is a party drug that produces energizing and psychedelic effects. It’s easy to hide in plain sight, too, considering how it can look like candy or some ordinary over-the-counter medication.
Ecstasy (aka MDMA) is a so-called party drug that has both stimulant and psychedelic effects. It’s a lab-made substance that users take to achieve an altered state of consciousness, euphoria, energy, reduced inhibitions, and enhanced tactile sensations.
Since it’s illegal any amount is considered illicit, but users risk elevated heart rate and blood pressure, teeth clenching, blurred vision, tremors, and severe dehydration. There’s also a danger of mixing it with other substances.
Because of the risks a person might wish to know, what does ecstasy look like. Ecstasy (or, formally, 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine) can come in a crystalline powder form. (Often it’s called “Molly” and thought to be purer, though that’s not always the case.) Ecstasy also comes in liquid forms, but primarily is taken as capsules or tablets. The tablets will have logos or come in different colors and shapes that serve as brand names that people can seek out, sometimes referred to Tesla Pills. The pills are often colorful, and can be easily hidden among candy. Someone not paying attention could easily mistake MDMA for a sweet treat, in fact. It’s even been noted what some of the “best” ecstasy designs are. It’s a designation not without merit, either (considering aesthetics alone) since these tablets are manufactured in every color of the rainbow in just about any shape or design possible, featuring fruity shapes, logos, emojis, cartoon characters, teddy bears, and a whole lot more. Something with a peace sign might be said to make a person feel more mellow, whereas something with a superhero logo might feel more hyper. Because of its feel-good reputation and colorful designs it gets “sweet” street names, too, like Skittles or Candy. Some say the pressed pills aren’t as common any longer, in part because it’s easier to manufacture capsules (some caution it’s easier to tamper with, too) — and also more profitable. Capsules look less like candy and more like a legitimate medication, too, so there’s that. Some dealers (and users) will claim Molly is pure MDMA, but there have been plenty of cases where testing revealed that Molly was often cut with other drugs like cocaine, PCP, methamphetamines, and other substances. Sometimes there was no ecstasy in the drugs at all. It’s not easy to answer questions like what color is ecstasy or other details about ecstasy’s physical appearance. It’s an illegal substance and because of that, there’s no production standard. If it looks like children’s vitamins, a crystalline powder, or a run-of-the-mill painkiller capsule, it could contain ecstasy. It could also contain anything but.
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