Like marijuana, Ecstasy has multiple advocacy Web sites that encourage responsible Ecstasy use. Most Web sites offer tips for better highs, ways to make sure the drug purchased is pure, ways to elude legal prosecution for possession of the drug and personal accounts of rolling. I once read somewhere that E was bad for you, so I did the smartest thing, I gave up reading, one teen wrote on an Ecstasy-based Web site. Ecstasy has gained popularity mostly because of its lack of noticeable side effects and the erotic sensations it may provoke. From 1998 to 1999, use increased 38 percent among 12th graders.
Dehydration is the main side effect.
And when they are rolling, users say the rush is indescribable. Legal for years Though often combined with other drugs, pure Ecstasy pills are intended to replicate MDMA or 3-4 methylenedioxymethamphetamine. MDMA is chemically related to amphetamine and mescaline. By the early 80s, the drug still legal was sold openly in bars and clubs. But at the time, a scientific debate had begun and continues today about whether MDMA can cause long-term brain damage.