This is a study of a group of drug users whose lives are much more focused around their careers than around any drug. It includes 100 in-depth interviews. Typically, these tend to be people who used LSD in the sixties but have since led drug-free lives except, perhaps, for moderate use of alcohol and marijuana. Ecstasy presents them with an opportunity to be open and relaxed within the context of a professional lifestyle that is stressful and regulated. They plan ahead and arrange a two-day event with a few close friends in a quiet location with comforts, music and refreshments well prepared, starting in the morning so as to get a good nights' sleep.
Newcomers are well prepared and looked after.
Some will even match the dose to body weight, using 1 mg per pound. Generally, the spirit is positive and euphoric. The report concludes that people who live highly stressed lives can condense the relaxation of a fortnight's holiday into a weekend.