Ecstasy

 

Ecstasy!

 

Street names.

 

E, XTC, X, Beans and Love drug.

 

Ecstacy is usually taken orally in pill, tablets or capsule form. Taken more than one at a time is called double dropping or bumping.

 

Ecstacy is a man made drug made in a laboratory. Makers may add anything they choose to the drug, such as caffeine, amphetamine and even cocaine. In some cases they even add rat poison or horse tranquillisers.

Ecstasy is illegal and has effects similar to hallucinogens and stimulants. The pills are of different colours and are sometimes marked with cartoon-like images.

Mixing Ecstacy with alcohol is extremely dangerous and can kill you!

 

Short term effects!

 

1.     Impaired judgment.

2.     False sense of affection.

3.     Confusion.

4.     Depression.

5.     Sleep problems.

6.     Severe anxiety.

7.     Paranoia.

8.     Muscle tension.

9.      Teeth clenching.

10.       Nausea.

11.       Blurred vision.

12.       Faintness

13.       Chills or sweating.

14.       Hearts attract.

 

Long term effects!

 

Prolonged use causes long-lasting and permanent damage to the brain, affecting the person’s judgment and thinking ability!

 

Ecstasy made me crazy. One day I bit glass, just like I would have bitten an apple. I had to have my mouth full of pieces of glass to realize what was happening to me. Another time I tore rags with my teeth for an hour. - Ann