I refer to this drug of choice as the enforcer, because it eventually forces the user to seek refuge in other drugs. They use downers to achieve that rest, Marijuana, GHB, pharmaceuticals like Xanax, Valium and eventually, Heroin. This urge by users to come down is evident when most of the clubs or events provide and advertise a cool down room or a mist tent. Cocaine, Ketamine LSD, or anything else that the user thinks will enhance or prolong the ecstasy high. Mixing drugs is part of the scene, and to this we can attribute overdoses, rapes, and deaths.
Date rape is a common term among our youth, and many incidents are never reported.
Most likely it is that same quest for a euphoric feeling with no inhibitions, culpable of numerous rape incidents. Persons under the influence of ecstasy, who engages in the usual activity of touching, massaging, and caressing each other, may find themselves at risk. At a later time during the event they may take downers in order to neutralize the high and loose consciousness, no longer being able to make a decision whether they want to have sex or not. The lawlessness of events and open drug den atmosphere are true impediments to the efforts of diverting youth away from drug use. Contrary to inaccurate statements that our Nation s prisons are full of first time offenders and non-violent drug addicts, quite frankly, there is very little deterrence to drug use.