Ecstasy myths v facts
Heard something about ecstasy from a friend who heard about it from someone's sister's cousin? Sift myths from facts here.
Myth: The more ecstasy, the greater the high
Fact: Many regular ecstasy takers experience a lull in the drug’s effect over time. This is because your body adapts to the drug and its effects reduce.
Unfortunately many people think that by taking more they will achieve that first high again. This only introduces a greater amount of toxins and poisons into the body which can prove hazardous in the short and long-term.
Myth: Ecstasy will give you the energy to get through a whole night of partying
Fact: Amphetamine-based drugs speed up the messaging to the brain and accelerate heart rate giving a sensation that could be equated to energy. However this energy can be just a perception as these drugs also act to mask fatigue and dull pain and give you the idea that you are capable of more than what you actually are.
This ‘confidence’ can be dangerous in that you could overexert yourself, causing dehydration and overheating. Dehydration and overheating are the common causes of amphetamine-related injury and death.
Myth: You must constantly drink water to rehydrate
Fact: Dehydration and overheating are dangerous but so is over-rehydrating. If you are dancing, sip a total of around 500 ml an hour; if inactive sip up to 250 ml an hour.
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