For amphetamines the level is 500 nano-grams per milliliter. A nanogram is equal to one billionth of a gram. In simple terms, the smallest amounts can commonly be detected. As with any unregulated street drug, it is impossible to know the true contents of Ecstasy. Ingredients can range from simple caffeine to heroin, mescaline or even Drano.
Psychological effects range from confusion and depression to severe anxiety and paranoia.
Physical effects include, but are certainly not limited to involuntary teeth clenching and nausea. Recent research has also linked Ecstasy use with long-term damage to parts of the brain critical to thought, memory and pleasure. Residents in the Metropolitan London area recently got a look at what Ecstasy can do. Her parents released the picture in hopes of deterring others who may try this deadly drug. Her last photo showed a bruised and bloated body with tubes placed in her nose by doctors who had tried to save her life.