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Article: The Scary Truth About Ecstasy.
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- Cosmopolitan
- Article date:
- August 1, 2000
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More young women are turning to ecstasy for a quick lift. What they don't know is that this seemingly harmless party drug can take a big toll on their body and mind.
* "Last summer, I went on a double blind date," recalls Jane[*], a 28-year-old lawyer from Los Angeles. "My friend and her guy got along fabulously, while my date--a male model--and I just sat there in the living room staring at the walls, miserable. We had zilch in common, and I disliked him instantly." But then, says Jane, the model reached in his pocket and pulled out two pills of ecstasy, a party drug that is becoming ever more mainstream. Jane had tried ecstasy with her friends and enjoyed it. ...