E, XTC and disco biscuits. The name of a tablet usually refers to the picture on it. So a mitsubishi would have a mitsubishi symbol on it.

	Feel light headed
	Feel a false sense of confidence
	Feel more friendly toward everyone
	Do things you wouldn’t normally do
	Become too trusting of others
	Feel sick and throw up
	Become very hot and get heatstroke
	Feel as though you have loads of energy
	Lose your balance and make you unsteady on your feet
	Pass out
	Become depressed
	See and hear things that aren’t there (Hallucinations).
	This only happens if you are having a bad experience on Ecstasy.

People have died from using ecsatsy, some from using the drug and some from heatstroke. The advice is to drink a pint of non-alcoholic fluid (sports drinks are ideal) every hour to help avoid heatstroke. They should be sipped and not drunk too quickly.

It can be dangerous to drink too quickly as you end up lowering the salts and sugars in your blood (electrolytes) too far. You should also take regular breaks from dancing if you are clubbing and if possible have salty snacks to replace the salts you lose.

Ecstasy is actually a drug called MDMA (methylenedioxymethamphetamine). It usually comes as a white tablet but as you can see in the pictures it can come in all different colours and shapes. It can also come as a powder. It is usually swallowed but it can also be snorted and injected Lots of tablets are sold as ecstasy but are not. They could be anything and may contain no MDMA at all. This can be a big risk.

Ecstasy is a psychologically addictive drug.

It is a class A drug.



If you have used ecstasy it makes you feel really friendly and trusting. This is known as being ‘loved up’. This can be great but it comes with risks. Some of them are:

	You could have unprotected sex leading to an STI (sexually transmitted infection),
	become pregnant or have sex with someone that you regret.
	Rape and sexual assault is a big risk, whether you are male or female, especially
	if you have gone off with someone you trusted because of feeling loved up.
	You could give someone money or your stuff because, at the time, you really liked them.