n for several days after a roll. Studies have been inconclusive for the most part as to what long-term effects the drug has on the brain due to its Class A listing by the DEA, making it illegal to due studies on humans. Many myths revolve around this drug. Many people still believe today that ecstasy is a combination of heroine and cocaine; not true. Ecstasy is the chemical compound MDMA. Another myth is that ecstasy is a sex-drug; this may be the biggest myth of all because the truth is the exact opposite. MDMA is an anti-aphrodisiac; it actually lowers sex drive. These myths were supposed propaganda spread by the government and anti-drug groups like the Reefer Madness of the 1950’s. A simple plot to try and frighten people away from drugs. None of that has seemed to help.Its rapidly growing popularity is for the most part due to the seemingly harmlessness of it. Hangover-free fun so it seems. The little pills, commonly marked with a pop logo such as Nike, Motorola, Ferrari, or Calvin Klein, can make or break a weekend for some people. Although not physically addictive it can become a major part of people’s live. Sometimes without knowing it people can be medicating themselves with X for treatment of depression. For the most part occasional user see no bad side to the drug. With the looming possibility of being sold fake pills they should be terrified. Pills tested by the harm reduction website Dancesafe.org have been found to contain PMA, DXM, DOB, Crystal Meth, Ketamine, Ephedrine, and sometime chemicals that are not even known. PMA and DOB have both been responsible for several deaths in the UK and the US. Most users have the “it won’t happen to me” attitude, and with good reason. In 2000 there were only five deaths associated with PMA pills in the state of Florida. Most users never heard about them unless it was a friend of theirs. For some other users they just don’t care about the downside. T...
