Ecstasy and what it can do to its user.

The buzz about X (Ecstasy) is reaching an all-time high. Since 1997, teen use of this drug has grown more than any other drug, according to Monitoring the Future, a research group tracking youth behavior; approximately 10.5 percent of 12th graders say they've tried X in the last year. Ecstasy is supposed to bring about a feeling of euphoria. It shuts off parts of your brain and supplants an extended dose of adrenaline and seratonin (that stuff …showed first 75 words of 913 total…

…showed last 75 words of 913 total…anecdotal evidence that MDMA-assisted therapy can be used in the treatment of depression, anxiety, addictions and phobias," says Holland. And get this: Recently, the Food and Drug Administration finally gave its support to a study of whether X is an effective remedy for post-traumatic stress disorder. If it is, it will certainly kick off a firestorm of debate about if, how and when Ecstasy should ever be moved from the black market to the supermarket