If you’d like to know what really goes on at parties where kids bring drugs, here’s a glimpse of that world. I’m sure any parent witnessing something like this wouldn’t hesitate for a second to get their kid into drug rehab.

Australian researchers contacted party-goers who had taken MDMA (ecstasy) at least five times and got their permission to attend some parties.

While there, they measured the party goers’ blood levels of ecstasy every hour. Here’s what they discovered:

-  Half of the ecstasy pills contained other drugs – e.g. methamphetamine or chemicals like MDEA and MDA, which are related to MDMA.

-  Some “ecstasy” pills contained only other drugs – but no MDMA.

-  The dosage in each pill varied – from 25 mg to 250 mg.

-  Users blood levels of ecstasy (aka MDMA) increased every hour for the five hours they were tested. Despite this, users took the pills over and over again. Some took two pills, some as many as five.

-  In some of those at the party, the amount of ecstasy in their blood reached levels that cause injury or death in primates.

-  And last, but not least, the concentrations in some users’ blood was enough to cause brain damage.

Seven out of 100 twelfth graders admit to having taken ecstasy. Who knows how many didn’t want to fess up when they were asked. And what’s happening with the kids who are out of school.

One thing for sure, if your kid’s taking ecstasy, it’s a real crap shoot. Ecstasy has been associated with many injuries, and some deaths. Now that we have the above information, we know that the situation can get much worse. Do you think your kid takes ecstasy? Get them into a good drug rehab program.

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A news story this week said California is going to instruct people on the safe use of Ecstasy. Come on!! Not only is it going to send more people to drug rehab, not to mention that some users be trying to function in life in a state of enforced euphoria with their perception altered, society, families and individuals will be coping with the negative aspects of the drug.

What could you feel on Ecstasy other than all those warm, cuddly feelings?

A couple of things you can count on are increased heart rate and sweating – Ecstasy raises your body temperature. It’s easy to get dehydrated, especially since people tend to take Ecstasy at raves where the dance a lot. Many people have wound up in the hospital, and some dead, from dehydration and poisoning. The liver and kidneys just can’t handle it.

As if that weren’t enough, you may also experience some of the other common side effects.

Confusion
Amnesia
Hallucinations
Panic attacks
Anxiety
Depression
Paranoia
Nausea
Stiff arms and legs
Jaw clenching and clamping
Excessive thirst
Insomnia
Muscle cramping
Blurry vision

When you’re coming down it is not uncommon to feel:

More anxiety
Exhaustion
Physically and emotionally drained

It can also cause:

Impaired memory
Brain damage
Heart failure
Kidney failure
Hypertension

It also decreases serotonin production by 20 to 60%. Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that facilitates the conduction of nerve impulses throughout the body and brain. It affects arousal, thermoregulation, mood, appetite, sleep and the perception of pain.

Low serotonin levels have been linked to aggression, irritability, eating disorders, sleep disorders and impulsivity.

What does all of this mean? That the person is going to feel they need more Ecstasy to feel good.  Which means more of the side effects above and a higher risk of impaired memory, brain damage, heart or kidney failure, high blood pressure, and so on.

In fact, what they needed to do in the first place is figure out why they didn’t feel good in the first place and do something about that. Which is exactly what will happen if they do a good drug rehab program.

So now California’s going to educate people at raves on how to take Ecstasy safely. As if anyone’s going to remember or care about any of that information once they’re high.

What a joke.

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