The varieties of ecstasy experience: a phenomenological ethnography.
Journal of psychoactive drugs January 1, 2013 Sean Leneghan 6 citations
An ethnographic study of ecstasy users in the Sydney area describes their experiences through a phenomenological framework. Users' reports are organized into nine thematic areas: initial reactions and peaking, the rush, plateau, coming down, love, peace and respect, social connections, unificatory experiences, and returning to baseline. The typical experiences confirm and extend interdisciplinary understandings of ecstasy, suggesting that a context-specific, phenomenologically attuned approach can contribute to research in Australia and internationally.