One of the biggest reasons that ecstasy use is becoming so wide spread is people's misconception of it. Many people see it as a harmless party drug. Others have no idea what its side effects might be and use it just because everyone else is, and figure that must make it safe to use. Unlike other harmful drugs with the same level of side effects ecstasy use is very easy to get a hold of. Because of that, the people that they are buying it from may not be very experienced users and unable to tell people what to expect. Many young people have heard of or seen the horrible effects caused by cocaine, crack cocaine, heroine or LSD, and a certain negative stigma has been attached to them. However ecstasy is a relativel

Unfortunately there still is not enough knowledge on exactly what the long term side effects of ecstasy are; however, the research that has been done shows some very serious side effects. One of these horrible side effects is called MDMA neurotoxicity. It is described as " the lasting reduction of serotonin transporters occurred throughout the brain" (Special). That can lead to "Long-term affects on memory and other cognitive functions" (Special). Also MDMA, or ecstasy can lead to "Increases in the heart rate, blood pressure, and body temperature" (Special). At raves where many people are on ecstasy and dancing for extended amounts of time dehydration, heat stroke, and hypertension is common. In the most extreme cases this can lead to heart failure, kidney failure and even death. (Special) Almost all deaths that are associated with ecstasy are due to heat stroke. It can be almost "100 degrees inside a rave, and with long hours of aerobic dancing kids get a severe form of heatstroke"(Special). In these conditions many of the ravers get heat stroke and do not even know it. Fortunately heat stroke is only fatal in the most extreme cases. On rare occasions ravers who feel they are having or heat stroke or are overly afraid of getting one can drink to much water and end up dying of water intoxication. Another fear is that ecstasy might be able to worsen pre-existing health problems such as heart conditions, liver problems, seizures and malignant hyperthermia. For anyone with one of these health problems even experimenting with ecstasy can be very dangerous. In fact the second biggest reason for death when taking ecstasy is death because of a previously unknown heart problem that is exacerbated by the use of ecstasy (Special). But even without a preexisting condition ecstasy can have very harmful affects on your heart. In a study published in the British Medical Journal

It says that "Ecstasy produces indirect sympathetic activation by releasing norepinephrine, do

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