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The Truth about Ecstasy

Chiara Locatelli | 19.08.2009 20:10

“The Love drug? Really, it’s a dangerous drug.”

“It’s not worth the momentary high, it just sucks the life out of you, it sucks the happiness out of you” these are the words of an Ecstasy user, a “designer drug” that became popular in clubs and rave parties.

Known as Cadillac, Adam, California Sunrise, Clarity, E, Elephants, Eve, Hug Drug, Love pill, Lover’s speed, X, Snowball, XE and XTC and other names, Ecstasy is a synthetic, man made, mind altering drug.

It usually comes in pill, tablet or capsule form, which are sometimes marked with cartoon-like images. Taking Ecstasy with alcohol is extremely dangerous and can be lethal.

Ecstasy is a laboratory man made drug, and every possibly imaginable chemical and toxic substances out there are put together to create this pill.
The same chemical and toxic substances that we try so hard everyday to avoid in our food and in our homes.

Unfortunately Ecstasy has been highly promoted, but not many people know the real side effects of this drug. It’s not at parties anymore, it’s in our homes. Kids are taking it, teenagers are taking it, adults are taking it.

When people start taking Ecstasy, they usually think that it’s just a pill, they just want to try it, and how bad can it be? One small little pill, how bad can it be?
The truth is that Ecstasy is illegal and highly addictive.

Ecstasy’s users quickly realize that the alleged “happiness” promised, quickly fades away once the real side effects kick in.
Some short-term effects are: impaired judgment, confusion, depression, sleep problems, severe nervousness, paranoia, muscle tension, involuntary teeth clenching, vomiting, blurred vision, chills or sweating.
A few long-term effects are long-lasting brain damage affecting thought and memory,
depression, anxiety, memory loss and kidney failure.

Ecstasy’s strength lies in the lack of information that people really need in order to say no to this drug.

Get the facts at www.drugfreeworld.org

And for the person with a drug problem, there are also real solutions to addiction. Narconon, a drug rehabilitation program that utilizes the methods of L. Ron Hubbard, has a success rate of more than 75%. www.narconon.org

The best solution, however, is not to begin using drugs in the first place.

Chiara Locatelli

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Scientologist Nonsense

19.08.2009 20:29

Not even trying to hide the Scientologist bias...

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I've taken ecstasy and found it quite pleasant

19.08.2009 21:49

I've taken ecstasy - only occasionally, and in fairly small doses - and found it quite pleasant. It gives a great feeling of euphoria, a bit like when you have just fallen in love.

I think I had it with alcohol too, and that didn't seem to be a problem.

I would thoroughly recommend it to people just for the experience, as long as you dont overdo it - I've seen people take too much and turn into gibbering wrecks. But it's not physically addictive, so unless you have a personally that is prone to psychological addition, you should be fine.

Oh, and of course choose your dealer carefully in case you get sold something that isn't really MDMA.

anon


pills

19.08.2009 22:23

i didnt get into it that much but most of time was fine. Did have one awful experience though. 1/2 a pill + nearly a bottle of wine and i honestly thought i was going to die next day. Could hardly walk to the other side of the room - much worse than any hangover. Was really worried I'd done some real damage.

I knew a lot of people who'd do it every weekend to a level of excess. They ended up not going out unless they had some pills and basically turned into a bunch of self-centered wankers. So, yes, if you do it regulary it seems you genuinely lose interest in everything and everyone outside of taking pills and the idea of going out just to socialise is no longer an option. People mostly do slide into this once they start doing it every weekend

aboth


Rubbish

20.08.2009 05:10

This article is devoid of any substance. Ecstasy is a none addictive social drug less dangerous than alcohol. If you like music you will probably like it, if you don't then maybe not. I know at least five drug workers and none of them have any ectasy problem 'clients'. Of course if you take too many then you will probably have a problem but if you take too many paracetomol you will die,drink too much booze you'll be sick/become alcoholic,eat too many chips get fat,eat too much salt get heart desease and the list goes on.
This is just Leah Betts type histeria.
But it is illegal...........so don't get caught!

Dod G


Cult spam

20.08.2009 09:39


Wow - more cult spam.

Orville N


delete this post please?

20.08.2009 11:02

scientologist wankers....

ecstasy is ilegal.... no shit you idiot. But illegality is not a strong enough reason in itself.

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