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Users can feel alert and in tune with their surroundings
and with other people too. Sound, colour and emotions
can seem much more intense.
• Users report that ecstasy causes jaw clenching
and teeth grinding, which can damage the teeth.
• Other effects include nausea and loss of appetite,
compulsive behaviour and dilated pupils.
• The effects can last from 3 to 6 hours. The energy
buzz from ecstasy means users may dance for hours. It
can take up to an hour before the effect of one tablet
is felt.
• Ecstasy affects body temperature control. The user
risks overheating particularly if they dance for a long
time in a hot environment.
Users
should take time out to cool down and sip non-alcoholic
drinks regularly to help avoid overheating and dehydration.
It is dangerous to drink too much water in one go. Users
should take regular sips of small amounts of water,
fruit juice or isotonic drinks.
• Ecstasy makes users sweat more.
Eating
salty snacks may help replace salt loss caused by sweating.
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