Essay On Ecstasy

Description of the problem
Ecstasy, also well known as MDMA, “molly” or “E”, is a stimulant drug that produces feelings of energy and excitement while affecting the way the body senses things and percepts time. It usually comes in a tablet form, but can vary in design. Currently there is an issue with ecstasy consumption in Miami due to the popular party scene. Last year when I went to an electronic music festival, I saw several people take capsules of ecstasy. I witnessed their eyes rolling back while in the middle of a conversation and all I could see was the white section. Paramedics were running around the concert as people where dropping like flies because of dehydration and/or overdosing. The use of the drug is on the rise, especially among teenagers, and the results are horrific. The results of the drug are permanent conditions, like death or damage to one’s serotonin cells. Several side effects are dehydration, hypothermia, eyes rolling back and more. According to a website titled theDEA.org, which focuses on sharing educational information about ecstasy with a common audience, in 2011 there were 5,542 emergency room visits made by people on ecstasy. To stop this issue states have tried to pass different laws that ban events where people are known to take this drug, for example raves and music festivals, but that hasn’t worked. The government has also tried to stop the matter by establishing laws that come into effect when someone is caught with the drug, but they haven’t worked to reduce the intake of the drug. Therefore, I believe that the best solution to ending this problem is to educate and spread awareness of this drug to the young population itself. I believe that if more people know the dangers associated with “...

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...n available so they know how to handle the situation.
A lot of people may go against my plan because they believe that ecstasy is not that big of a deal. They may have never heard of someone dying from it or going to rehab, so they may want to have their kids focus on the threat of more unforgiving drugs, such as alcohol and cigarettes. The truth is, according to Jim Parker, the executive director of the Do It Now Foundation, an organization that creates and publishes real and accurate information on drugs, in his article called “Club Drugs Can Be Harmful,” “E” has been connected to several deaths in the United States due to side effect of hyperthermia, which causes high body temperatures, and dehydration. People are dying due to this pill; therefore this is also an unforgiving drug that has to be talked about, so that less of these unfortunate events take place.