areas (Romano 2002, 30). Hospital emergency visits related to MDMA have risen dramatically since the origination of raves. According to Romano (2002), ôthe number of æclub drugÆ episodes increasing dramatically between 1999 and 2000, from 6,964 to 10,212. Most of these episodes were due to Ecstasyö (34).
Ecstasy has a number of deleterious affects on both the brain and the body. NIDA reports that use of the drug interferes with the bodyÆs ability to regulate temperature (resulting in liver, kidney and cardiovascular system failure), increases heart rate and blood pressure, and causes muscle tension, nausea, blurred vision, faintness, and chills or sweating (MDMA 2004, 1). The drug affects the brain by causing confusion, depression, sleep interference, craving, and intense anxiet
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