Ecstasy is listed as a Class A drug and users and sellers can be prosecuted. Ecstasy is usually sold in small tablets but can also be mixed in drinks. The side effects of ecstasy are dry mouth, increased blood pressure, increased heart rate. Some users report jaw clinching, teeth grinding, eye wiggles, tightened muscles, sweating, chills, auditory effects, shaking.
Some people experience nausea.
This can last a couple of days and is usually accompanied by diarrhea. If a person takes a large dose, he may feel restless and confused and not be able to sleep. The damage done by the drug is being measured. There have been many deaths since 1988 that have been caused by ecstasy. Most of them have been related to what the people were doing at the time they were on the drug.