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Ecstasy is a drug that has been affecting kids in their life terribly. Ecstasy has many names and it can kill you. It is an illegal drug that you don't need in your body.

The reason why people use ecstasy is because it makes you hyper so you can dance. People usually take it at clubs so you can dance with more excitement and energy. Ecstasy looks like a pill. The real name for ecstasy is methylenedioxymethamphetamine. Instead of saying that, doctors usually say MDMA. It might also contain other drugs besides MDMA, and some of the drugs in it may be even more dangerous than ecstasy.

Ecstasy became an illegal drug in 1985. Recently there was a closing of three dance clubs in Hartford, Connecticut that shows policemen are serious about stopping people from selling ecstasy. Ecstasy is a very expensive drug. They sell it on the street for $20 to $30 per pill.

Ecstasy is a drug that can do many bad health problems to you. It makes you you think the things that are in your dreams are real. It also makes you really hyper. You can die from ecstasy. Other health issues are liver damage, irregular heartbeat, decreased memory and learning ability. Other side effects are dilated pupils, blurred vision, rapid eye movement, dry mouth and throat, faintness, chills, sweating, high blood pressure, and muscular tensions.

You can't get addicted to ecstasy, but it can lead you to compulsive behavior, and more you use it, the less it affects you. Ecstasy doesn't mix with other drugs and alcohol because you can have a bad reaction.

There are a ton of different names for ecstasy like essence, eve, exiticity, fastin, flipping, four leaf clover, go, greenies, gum, GWM.

Never take ecstasy now or even when you get older. If you want to become who you want to be, then don't do drugs.

 

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