News 11th February 2009 - Trust the Process Counselling's response to the due Ecstasy Harm Drug Report
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 11th February 2009 – Trust the Process Counselling's response to the due Ecstasy Harm Drug Reporthttp://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20090211/tuk-ecstasy-harm-drug-report-due-45dbed5.html The Health Hazards of Ecstasy!Cognitive Effects: Chronic users of MDMA perform more poorly than non-users on certain types of cognitive or memory tasks. Some of these effects may be due to the use of other drugs in amalgamation with MDMA, among other factors. Physical Effects: In high doses, MDMA can interfere with the body's ability to regulate temperature. This can lead to a sharp increase in body temperature (hyperthermia), resulting in liver, kidney, and cardiovascular system failure. MDMA can interfere with its own metabolism (breakdown within the body), potentially detrimental levels can be reached by frequent drug use within short intervals. Users of MDMA face many of the same risks as users of other stimulants such as cocaine and amphetamines. These include increases in heart rate and blood pressure, a special risk for people with circulatory problems or heart disease, and other symptoms such as muscle tension, involuntary teeth clenching, nausea, blurred vision, faintness, and chills or sweating. Psychological Effects: These can include confusion, depression, sleep problems, drug craving, and brutal anxiety. These problems can occur during and sometimes days or weeks after taking MDMA. 
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I am surprised at the way drugs and alcohol are classified, it’s like saying “how serious would you like your heart attack to be?” When I was a using addict I would have thought “great” if they say it’s alright it must be true. “They”, being those in the position of power.
Classifying chemicals gives a message to society, and young impressionable kids that it is acceptable to use drugs like Ecstasy.
The problem is that in this current economic climate, any excuse to justify drug taking will lead to an avoidance of the larger issue at hand. It is just a way of escaping the reality that we are in difficult times.
There is too much emphasis on external fixes such as drugs, money, and prestige and not enough effort put into the community. We have become isolated selfish and greedy.
So I tell you what, let’s lower the classification of drugs so we can continue to deny the existence of the destruction that drugs cause to the planet and every human being who happens to inhabit this earth. TYPICAL!"