Is ecstasy physically or mentally addictive?

Answer 1

Ecstasy is considered physically addictive but usually only people that take it in large quantities and/or are casual users get addicted physically. People a lot of the time will just take the drug to feel better physically as you don't feel as good when your coming down or have recently come down from ecstasy so because users don't feel good they take more ecstasy to combat the bad feeling they experience, this is why it is considered physically addictive.

Answer 2

LSD is definitely not physically addictive. Whether or not it can be psychologically addictive is a bit trickier. Almost any drug can be psychologically addictive; as people who take it all the time get used to the way they feel on it, they will become extremely aware of its absence if they suddenly stop taking it. Since they are so accustomed to being on the drug, they actually feel normal when they're on it, and they feel distinctly abnormal when they stop. They feel as though something is missing from their brain.

However, since LSD doesn't produce the feeling of euphoria (extreme happiness) that other drugs -- such as opiates, cocaine, Ecstasy, and to some degree, Valium and Xanax -- do, the potential for psychological addiction is much lower. Furthermore, since LSD produces full-blown visual and auditory hallucinations, using it on a daily basis really isn't feasible for most people. You simply cannot function if you are hallucinating all the time; you'd have a lot of trouble just doing simple things like laundry or washing dishes, and you certainly couldn't hold down a job. That is another reason the potential for psychological addiction is much lower than it is with other drugs: most people do not want to be hallucinating all the time.

So, yes, technically, LSD can be psychologically addictive, but the potential for psychological addiction is very low.

Answer 3

Ecstasy is MDMA. It's an empathogen. Physically it's not addictive but it can be mentally. Note that most pills sold as ecstasy do not actually contain MDMA instead they could have various amphetamines and/or research chemicals (such as mephedrone or MDPV). A good source of information is Erowid.

Answer 4

Yes, although ecstasy (MDMA) is not physically addictive, like anything it can be psychologically addictive for some individuals.

Answer 5

Psychologically.