An introduction to ecstasy use by young people in Britain “Everything starts with an ‘E’” (PDF)
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Druglink article 1989 – MDMA in perspective – The speed trip by Harry Shapiro
1988 was the summer of louts and love. The louts drank lager; fun and love came in tablets of MDMA – Ecstasy. Reality and fantasy mixed in a crescendo of press reports about MDMA and Acid house music. Feet on…
Agonies and ecstasies: the continuing story
November 16th 2015 Today (16th) sees the 20th anniversary of the tragic death of Leah Betts. The family decision to make public a photo of Leah in intensive care, which then became the centrepiece of a subsequent anti-drug campaign, made…
Ecstasy
What is ecstasy? Brownies, cowies, dolphins, doves, E, eckies, Edward, fantasy, love doves, M and Ms, New Yorkers, sweeties, tulips, X, XTC, MDMA (powder), Mandy, MD, Molly Ecstasy comes in pill and powder forms or, very occasionally, as crystals. The…
Druglink in 2015
In 2015 Druglink changed format to become a website. Below are the articles published before DrugScope closed in March 2015: Further down a stony road: reporting on the 2014 Street Drugs Trend Survey; Love me tender: the state of the…
Why do people die after taking ecstasy?
DrugWise infographic on ecstasy deaths (PDF) The reasons and some statistics Ecstasy-related deaths have always received a substantial level of media coverage, and proportionately much more than many other drugs. One study of drug-related deaths in Scotland in the 1990s…
How pure are street drugs?
DrugWise infographic on the purity of street drugs (PDF) There is no proper quality control over illegal drugs. It is often difficult to know whether a powder, pill, herb or liquid is a particular drug. Furthermore you may have no…