I am hopeful that most of you have heard about the fatal 'suspected PMMA overdose' by now though I'd like to put up a report here to further get the warning across about PMMA in Perth. Please take a moment to read the article below and both the Wikipedia and Pihkal entry.
I've said it so many times, please go out and purchase a test kit and please.. if it does not react the way you would have liked it to DO NOT TAKE THE PILL.
Any information anyone has about this please do the right thing and call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Lets keep this report clean and only used for useful information.
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What Kind of Drug Is It?
PMA and PMMA are strong and dangerous drugs that have been linked to a number of deaths in North America, Australia, and Europe. PMA and PMMA are nearly identical in chemical make-up, and their effects on the body are essentially the same. For the purpose of this entry, PMA and PMMA will be discussed as one.
PMA is a synthetic hallucinogen, meaning that it is made in a laboratory and is a mind-altering drug. Derived from the Latin word allucinari, which means "to wander in the mind," hallucinogenic drugs alter the user's perception of reality, thought, or emotion, and can result in alternate states of consciousness or hallucinations, visions or other perceptions of things that are not really present.. PMA was known to have been used for a short time in the early 1970s in the United States and Canada and saw a comeback in the 1990s.
PMA is often sold as another synthetic hallucinogen called ecstasy (MDMA). Illegal drug makers often pass off PMA for ecstasy for several reasons: 1) Ecstasy is a popular party drug among teenagers and young adults; 2) PMA is cheaper to produce than ecstasy; and 3) PMA is similar in appearance, cost, and effect. However, PMA is far more dangerous than ecstasy. Its initial slow effect on the body sometimes causes users to take more of the drug because they think they have taken weak ecstasy. More drug can lead to overdose.
Official Drug Name: Paramethoxyamphetamine (PAH-ruh-meth-AHK-see-am-FETT-uh-meen) p-methoxyamphetamine, 4-methoxyamphetamine (all names for PMA); paramethoxymethamphetamine (PAH-ruh-meth-AHK-see-METH-am-fett-uh-meen; PMMA)
Combining PMA with other drugs, alcohol, or caffeine increases the risk of overdose. Those who have ingested PMA have reported breathing difficulties, nausea, vomiting, muscle spasms, and increased blood pressure and temperature. Those suffering from PMA overdose experience high body temperatures, sometimes resulting in convulsions, coma, and a complete shut down of the organs of the body. This fact has led to the drug's street name "death." Since PMA is sometimes sold as ecstasy, unsuspecting users are unprepared for the potential side effects of the more deadly drug.
Source:
http://www.enotes.com/drugs-substances-encyclopedia/pma-pmma