Generally people associate raves(Underground Techno parties) with designer drugs like Ecstasy(MDMA), Speed(amphetamine) and other acids like LSD. These drugs are called the Techno Drugs for that reason and most of the time have uplifting and sensatory effects. To understand more clearly the relationship between the raves and these drugs, we first have to understand the philosophy behind the Techno era, and a little about the music. "Techno, can lift the spirit and become a new world of freedom and peace"(D'Vox Magazine The first electronic music Magazine). Most raves are covered with propaganda about freedom, peace, spirituality and the like. It is no surprise why teens use these specific drugs at raves. "The effects of E, are like a journey to another world, a world of happiness, love and euphoria" (Ecstasy and Mental Health: Nerves or neurosis by Dr. Karl Jansen) These ravers, have many reasons to take E, for example " The music lends itself to the intake of drugs, drugs are common in youth culture, teens need energy to dance all night, the rave scene is bombarded with all kinds of E" (Drug Information Database, www.pharmlink.org/designer/index.html/).

Twisk, Russell Reader's Digest "Ecstasy and other designer drugs" 1995

Although Ecstasy is illegal in every country in the world, I think it will be impossible to stop ravers and the production of E in underground labs. Since Techno is becoming more popular around teenagers, therefore E is also becoming more and more popular around the clubbing and raving scenes.

"Although the media portrays ecstasy as an aphrodisiac, sexual arousal is not an effect from MDMA (E), the drugs does not give a man an erection, opposite to that sometimes it causes penis shrinkage. Because of this, women at raves can snuggle in a very comftable way. Even if the hugging come from love it does not come from sexual desire" (Ecstasy Reconsidered by Nicolas Saunders, ch.4) " There is more possibility that a person engages in casual sex after a night at a bar for a few drinks than at a night of dancing on E" (Ecstasy Reconsidered by Nicholas Saunders, ch.4) This also stops sexual crimes and assaults like rape and sexual harassment in people on E, because they have no sexual interest. "A person who is already in a sexy mood will get maximized arousal, it will be an experience of sexual pleasure like no other". (Ecstasy Reconsidered)

Green, Dr. Albert British Medical Journal (Liverpool)1995

It is hard to say that all ravers are on E, but certain the majority of them are. " If a raver is not E at a rave,

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