Ecstasy first came to the attention of American mainstream culture in the 1990s. At first, experts werent sure how dangerous the drug might be, but study soon revealed far more danger than initially suspected. Though the drugs notoriety seems to have waned in the popular media, based on the note from Seeking Some Answers, the drug appears to still be popular among young people.
The Sacramento Bees advice columnist, Kelley, responded to Seeking Some Answers with some of the well-known side-effects of the drug, including, increased heart rate and blood pressure, muscle tension, involuntary teeth clenching, nausea, blurred vision, rapid eye movements, faintness and chills or excessive sweating&elevated body temperature, dehydration, seizures and possible cardiovascular and renal failure leading to coma and death.
In addition to these symptoms, users can get too hot and dehydrated, causing them to pass out. This can lead to seizures and death&some people, unaware of overheating, over-compensate by drinking too much water. No matter how much they drink, it's not enough. The water dilutes their blood and swells their brain, causing death.
Kelley also related side effects of ecstasy that are less well-known, saying: The drug also has potentially dangerous long-term psychotic effects. Research has shown it may cause confusion and memory loss, depression, anxiety, paranoia, mania, sleeplessness and psychotic episodes. This can occur weeks and even months after the drug has been used. (Source: Sacbee.com)
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