Ecstasy is a mind-altering drug which shares effects of both the stimulants and the hallucinogens. Death may result from ensuing heat stroke. Ecstasy may also raise blood pressure, leading to brain damage and death. It contains the stimulant ephedrine which can elevate heart rate and blood pressure and can cause fatal cardiac arrhythmias.
Young people buy such products because they wrongly believe they are safe forms of Ecstasy.