ecstasy

[lmao]

hi guys and girls.
well... i've been taking ecstasy start of this year :confused:
dumped 4 times so far.
im 15, am i too young for thissss????!
and i was just wondering if i should stop, does it damge my brain?

or should i just do weed?

but .... pill + rave = good night

[Rutherford The Brave]

Ecstasy is extremely dangerous. Its a horse tranquilizer and it slows down all the bodies functions, to the point where a sudden off beat can throw the entire body out of wack. You need to stop taking it and get clean this is a serious matter.

[jjmcray]

im 15, am i too young for thissss????!
and i was just wondering if i should stop, does it damge my brain?


I hate to break it to ya, but it doesn't matter what age you are, you should NEVER take it. And of course you should stop, it can and WILL damage your brain.
Would you want to live with a fried brain for the rest of your life?
There's no way to fix that... there's no medicine or surgery that will ever fix something like that.

[The Batman]

How about you don't do any drugs weed included.

[hikatie]

You should definitely chill with the x, dude.

[CaptainObvious]

Ecstasy is extremely dangerous. Its a horse tranquilizer and it slows down all the bodies functions, to the point where a sudden off beat can throw the entire body out of wack. You need to stop taking it and get clean this is a serious matter.

...ummm.... wrong. Ecstasy is not a horse tranquilizer, ecstasy is a synthetic amphetamine derivative - which makes it a stimulant, quite the opposite of any kind of tranquilizer. You're thinking of ketamine, which is another rave drug that is indeed an animal tranquilizer.

OP: Stop taking X. While it can be relatively safe if taken correctly (broad-based harm studies in the UK classed it in the least harmful class of drugs, along with other relatively safe and non-addictive drugs like cannabis) you're 15, and you shouldn't be dropping X. Especially not 4 times in under a month.

Despite all the misinformation out there, X is highly unlikely to fry your brain (all the studies that show it to have neurotoxic effects have either been roundly dismissed by academics or, in the case of at least one prominent study, retracted by its own author), but it can have long-term effects on neurotransmitter levels due to receptor down-regulation, which may in itself have life-long effects.

Just don't do it.

[thesphinx]

^^ Agreed and the added hazard of taking drugs when your brain is still developing.

[Zazu]

Great point from oneshyguy, it's nice to see someone who doesn't immediately stick to a stigma that "omg it's a drug it must be bad regardless of how much you take".

But as people have said, you're too young to be taking ecstasy, don't do it.

[serial-thrilla]

Ecstasy is extremely dangerous. Its a horse tranquilizer and it slows down all the bodies functions, to the point where a sudden off beat can throw the entire body out of wack. You need to stop taking it and get clean this is a serious matter.
whhhhaaaaaattt???? man you couldnt be more wrong. Please do research about things like this before you post false facts.

[Techno Monster]

Just quit, I know by far, it is not that simple, but try. You are to young for sex, and drugs.

[Oblivion]

Are you really asking if it hurts your brain?
Sorry, but if you are really serious Im afraid its too late.

But to prevent further damage, try not doing any drugs. Its not like you have to choose whether you want chocolate or vanilla ice cream- you are choosing whether you want chocolate ice cream that kills you, vanilla ice cream that kills you slowly, or no ice cream thats safe. You choose.

[Nihilus]

stop doing all drugs because they are all harmful.

[CaptainObvious]

Are you really asking if it hurts your brain?
Sorry, but if you are really serious Im afraid its too late.

But to prevent further damage, try not doing any drugs. Its not like you have to choose whether you want chocolate or vanilla ice cream- you are choosing whether you want chocolate ice cream that kills you, vanilla ice cream that kills you slowly, or no ice cream thats safe. You choose.

Wrong. Small amounts of ecstasy (4 tabs counts as small) have not been shown to cause permanent brain damage. The only study that showed that such amounts did cause brain damage was retracted by its own author when it was discovered that the drug used in the study was methamphetamine, not ecstasy.

stop doing all drugs because they are all harmful.

...wrong again. Not only are many drugs not harmful in small quantities, many are not perceptibly harmful in large quantities.

Is it too much to ask for people to know what they're talking about?

[Atonement]

...wrong again. Not only are many drugs not harmful in small quantities, many are not perceptibly harmful in large quantities.

Is it too much to ask for people to know what they're talking about?

All drugs are harmful, whether or not you do them over and over again. It may not be a huge damage, but the there are still dangerous. Its a risk that you could get hurt, you could get addicted which DOES do damage. The best thing to do is to completely avoid drugs completely. Its dangerous, doesnt mean it WILL hurt, but it can. and is likely. So, avoid it. flat out. And anyone that contradicts my statement is promoting drug use.

[Completely Lost]

MANY drugs are harmful. Many drugs, however are not harmful when used and not abused (No, I am NOT promoting).. Do you guys see those recall commercials on TV about the lawyers asking if you have an associated illness to a certain pharm.

Those are just as harmful.. Just because a drug is illegal, doesn't mean it's any more lethal than the next pharmacuetical in the pharmacy..

I'd chill with the E though dude, lol..

[Fiending_the_freedom]

Stop doing it. Extacy has so many different drugs in in including sometimes heroine.
I used to do it all the time and it ruined my life. It ruined my memory.

[CaptainObvious]

Extacy has so many different drugs in in including sometimes heroine.

Ecstasy is cut with a great many things, but heroin is almost never one of them. Not only is it more expensive than ecstasy (and cutting substances must be cheaper to be economically rational for the dealer), it is also an opiate and so has an obviously and totally different effects profile than ecstasy - it would be blatantly obvious to you if somebody cut ecstasy with heroin. Normally, ecstasy is cut with amphetamine (speed).

All drugs are harmful, whether or not you do them over and over again. It may not be a huge damage, but the there are still dangerous. Its a risk that you could get hurt, you could get addicted which DOES do damage. The best thing to do is to completely avoid drugs completely. Its dangerous, doesnt mean it WILL hurt, but it can. and is likely. So, avoid it. flat out. And anyone that contradicts my statement is promoting drug use.

....no. One can point out that you are factually incorrect without promoting drug use.

The fact of the matter is that not every drug causes harm at low levels (and with some drugs, even at high levels) of use. Every drug can cause harm, if used in certain patterns (in varying degrees - obviously heroin causes these issues very quickly, while many psychedelic drugs can be almost harmless, as indicated by recent studies of broad-based harm and addiction potential profiles of many drugs). However, just because a drug can cause harm at certain levels, does not mean it causes harm at all levels.

These are cliched examples, but both oxygen and water are extremely toxic to the human body at high levels. But, obviously, they are beneficial in the right amounts. Very few substances actually have linear correlations between dosage over time and harm... most relationships are much more complex than that, and in many cases there is little to no harm until one reaches high dosage levels.

I understand you want to discourage drug use (and as I said to the OP in my first post, I think he should not be using ecstasy either), but would you mind doing it without embellishing (or fabricating, if you prefer) the facts?

[Gumleaf]

alright, i'm going to lock this before it turns into an arguement. and to the op, i would stop with the ectasy ok, as many others have said, it will do you more harm then good.

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