PMA

What are the street names/slang terms for it?

Death, Mitsubishi Double Stack. Often sold as Ecstasy.

What is it?

A synthetic hallucinogen. Chemically it is paramethoxyamphetamine.

What does it look like?

Sold in tablet, capsule and (rarely) powder form. PMA looks similar to Ecstasy and costs about the same.

How is it used?

PMA is typically taken orally in pill or capsule form. PMA powder, although uncommon, may be inhaled or injected.

What are the short-term effects?

Doses of less than 50 milligrams (usually one pill) causes symptoms like Ecstasy; increased breathing, body temperature, pulse rate and blood pressure, erratic eye movements, muscle spasms, nausea and heightened visual stimulation.

Dosages over 60-80 mg (lower than those used regularly for Ecstasy) are considered potentially lethal. They can cause cardiac arrhythmia and arrest, breathing problems, pulmonary congestion, kidney failure, hypothermia, vomiting, convulsions, coma and death.

What are the long-term effects?

Unknown.

What is its federal classification?

PMA is a Schedule I drug.

Source: DEA