For instance, on April 20 mystryman, the moderator of a message board at Bluelight, posted the warning that a drug called 5meo-dipt, known as "Foxy," was being sold as
Ecstasy in Florida.
However, they stated that as they grew older they became increasingly exposed to certain drugs such as
ecstasy and discovered that these drugs were being used by normal, conventional youth.
Luke Ogden, manager of the DAN 24/7 Wales Drug and Alcohol Helpline, said
Ecstasy is not used by drug users as much at the moment but said warnings about the "yellow octopus" pills are a concern.
But that was not all, she also said, "I did
ecstasy once and I got married.
Last month three 12-year-old girls ended up in hospital after taking
ecstasy tabs with cola at the Salford Shopping Precinct.
There are no specific interventions in the area of substance abuse that focus exclusively on the problem of
ecstasy. Use of
ecstasy is tied with poly drug use and thus it makes sense to design interventions that address the problem of drug abuse in general.
He said: "Although it appeared Rose had taken a substantial quantity (of drugs) and some may have come from another source or sources, there is no doubt some of the
Ecstasy she took originated from you."
In May, Ellie Jones, 16, became the youngest
ecstasy victim.
For the study, Daniel Wagner of the University of Cologne in Germany and his colleagues wanted to catch people as they started using
Ecstasy. The team recruited 149 people who had used the drug five or fewer times and ran the subjects through a battery of brain tests looking for signs of mental deficits.
And
ecstasy could even influence the sex of a child - more boys are born to women who used the drug.
Scientists found that women who used
ecstasy had more serotonin receptors - molecules that trigger biological responses to serotonin - in their brains.
Abstract--This article examines the role of
Ecstasy (MDMA or 3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine) as a drug used for self-medication and coping with both short- and long-term negative life situations.
FEArS are growing that super-strength
ecstasy tablets are being sold in Ireland.
PAUL IN
ECSTASY: The Neurobiology of the Apostle's Life and Thought by Colleen Shantz.