Imaginary love pill
Ecstasy is called “the love pill” because it heightens colors, sounds and physical sensations, including during sex.
But this “love pill” image is a lie.
Ecstasy often contains other hallucinogens that make people see or feel things that are not real. This can trap a person in a scary or sad memory without realizing it.
Off with the mask
Ecstasy is emotionally damaging, and users often suffer depression, confusion, severe anxiety, paranoia,* psychotic behavior and other psychological problems.
* paranoia: extreme and unreasonable suspicion, distrust or fear of other people without evidence or justification
Rave parties are okay so long as you don’t take Ecstasy. But as soon as you start, you think people who advise you to stop are idiots. You start to believe you have found something great and others must not try to tell you the contrary.
“When you start liking Ecstasy, it’s too late—you’re sunk.” —Pat
Luckily, I am alive, but I’m left with the days, months and years after the trauma. I have to deal with what it’s done to me for my whole life. I’ve been experiencing everything, you name it. Depression, anxiety, stress, nightmares and bad headaches were a few things that affected me after I took Ecstasy.
“I almost died. It only took one night, a few [Ecstasy] pills and drinking alcohol. This drug is fatal, and I’m so thankful I’m alive. I can’t describe how hard it is coping with these nightmares all the time. I wake up in a sweat just thanking God and being so thankful it’s just another nightmare. I pray in time the nightmares will fade away. No drug is worth the roll* or high.” —Megan
* roll: the experience of the euphoric, stimulant and emotional effects when taking MDMA
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