Ecstasy as safe as horse riding?

[Mr I]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/news...se-riding.html

[FrankTheTank55]

Ecstasy 'no more dangerous than horse riding' - Telegraph

I would say horse riding is more dangerous.:)

[caged]

yeah i get a good pump on them:)

[alwaysgrowing]

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[liftsiron]

Ecstasy destroys neurons and other brain tissue as evidenced by brain scans and fmri. Unless you fall on your head riding a horse, horse riding is safer.

[alwaysgrowing]

Ecstasy destroys neurons and other brain tissue as evidenced by brain scans and fmri. Unless you fall on your head riding a horse, horse riding is safer.

But our bodies are wonderful things, and they regenerate. In my younger days, I popped my pills of x than I care to admit. I was a moron when I was 20. But I bounced back nicely without any consequences as of this day years later. My mind has not suffered, if anything improved. I am doing better in school this time around than I did when i was 18-19. Most things done in moderation are not harmful. Moderation being the key concept that is difficult to master

[Bouncer]

Most things done in moderation are not harmful. Moderation being the key concept that is difficult to master

in the case of X. none is best. :)

[liftsiron]

But our bodies are wonderful things, and they regenerate. In my younger days, I popped my pills of x than I care to admit. I was a moron when I was 20. But I bounced back nicely without any consequences as of this day years later. My mind has not suffered, if anything improved. I am doing better in school this time around than I did when i was 18-19. Most things done in moderation are not harmful. Moderation being the key concept that is difficult to master

True the brain can regenerate at a remarkable level, but has it's limits. Many drugs users suffer denial as a consequence of their drug use. Below is an abstract that should at least foster food for thought.

Links Human psychopharmacology of Ecstasy (MDMA): a review of 15 years of empirical research
by
Parrott AC.
Department of Psychology,
University of East London, UK.
Hum Psychopharmacol 2001 Dec;16(8):557-577

ABSTRACT

MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine) or 'Ecstasy' was scheduled as an illegal drug in 1986, but since then its recreational use has increased dramatically. This review covers 15 years of research into patterns of use, its acute psychological and physiological effects, and the long-term consequences of repeated use. MDMA is an indirect monoaminergic agonist, stimulating the release and inhibiting the reuptake of serotonin (5-HT) and, to a lesser extent, other neurotransmitters. Single doses of MDMA have been administered to human volunteers in double-blind placebo-controlled trials, although most findings are based upon recreational MDMA users. The 'massive' boost in neurotransmitter activity can generate intense feelings of elation and pleasure, also hyperactivity and hyperthermia. This psychophysiological arousal may be exacerbated by high ambient temperatures, overcrowding, prolonged dancing and other stimulant drugs. Occasionally the 'serotonin syndrome' reactions may prove fatal. In the days after Ecstasy use, around 80% of users report rebound depression and lethargy, due probably to monoaminergic depletion. Dosage escalation and chronic pharmacodynamic tolerance typically occur in regular users. Repeated doses of MDMA cause serotonergic neurotoxicity in laboratory animals, and there is extensive evidence for long-term neuropsychopharmacological damage in humans. Abstinent regular Ecstasy users often display reduced levels of 5-HT, 5-HIAA, tryptophan hydroxylase and serotonin transporter density; functional deficits in learning/memory, higher cognitive processing, sleep, appetite and psychiatric well-being, and, most paradoxically, 'loss of sexual interest/pleasure'. These psychobiological deficits are greatest in heavy Ecstasy users and may reflect serotonergic axonal loss in the higher brain regions, especially the frontal lobes, temporal lobes and hippocampus. These problems seem to remain long after the recreational use of Ecstasy has ceased, suggesting that the neuropharmacological damage may be permament.

[alwaysgrowing]

in the case of X. none is best. :)

I won't disagree with you. I have a problem with overdoing things. "If you are going to do something, then do it right." Which in my case means too much. Hence why i abstain from nearly everything, including test. I always believe more is better. I know a few people who can do things in moderation. I am not one.