Could ECSTASY cure PTSD? Patients given party drug before counselling respond better to treatment

Giving ecstasy to people with post-traumatic stress disorder before counselling can relieve them of their symptoms within weeks, a study has suggested. Two-thirds of patients prescribed the illegal party drug alongside therapy no longer qualified for a PTSD diagnosis two months after treatment finished.  For comparison, 32 per cent who were given a placebo and … Read more

Teenager, 18, drowned on water-logged parkland after taking Ecstasy – as dealer jailed three years

A teenager collapsed and drowned on an area of rain-soaked grass after taking Ecstasy, a court heard. Ben Moughton, 18, was treated by paramedics, but was dead on arrival at hospital after being found face down in the water-logged ground in Linear Park, Lowestoft, Suffolk. Ipswich Crown Court heard how he and his friends had … Read more

Teenager, 18, drowned on water-logged parkland after taking Ecstasy – as dealer jailed three years

A teenager collapsed and drowned on an area of rain-soaked grass after taking Ecstasy, a court heard. Ben Moughton, 18, was treated by paramedics, but was dead on arrival at hospital after being found face down in the water-logged ground in Linear Park, Lowestoft, Suffolk. Ipswich Crown Court heard how he and his friends had … Read more

Girl, 13, died after Lucozade was ‘laced with ecstasy’

A 13-year-old schoolgirl died from taking an ‘extremely high level’ of ecstasy – as her family insist the Lucozade she bought from a local shop was ‘laced’ with the party drug. Eboney Cheshire died after suffering a seizure at home in Rainhall, Merseyside, in December 2018, an inquest heard. Hours earlier, Eboney bought Lucozade, Monster … Read more

Victims of racism should take Ecstasy or magic mushrooms to reduce trauma, study suggests

Victims of racism should take Ecstasy or magic mushrooms to reduce the trauma of their experience, suggests a new study. Scientists found a single psychedelic trip from mushrooms, acid or MDMA could help victims overcome the racism they have been subjected to.  Psychedelic drugs could also help reduce stress, depression and anxiety in black, Indigenous … Read more

Schoolgirl, 15, died taking ecstasy supplied by two teenagers bought on dark web, inquest hears

Schoolgirl, 15, died at gathering with friends after taking ecstasy supplied by two teenagers who bought the tablets off the dark web, inquest hears Hannah Bragg, 15, from Tavistock, Devon, was killed by toxic effects of MDMA The schoolgirl who was celebrating end of exams took ecstasy in a field in 2018 Senior coroner said she was … Read more

Teenage drug dealers told schoolgirl ‘you are gonna end up f*****d up’ after giving her ecstasy

The two teenagers who gave a 15-year-old schoolgirl a fatal ecstasy ‘bomb’ told her ‘you are gonna end up f****d up’ before she collapsed and died from the lethal dose, a court has heard. One of the teenagers, Mitchell Southern, 19, bought MDMA crystals from dealer Connor Kirkwood, 18, before preparing bombs of the drugs … Read more

Teenage drug dealers told schoolgirl ‘you are gonna end up f*****d up’ after giving her ecstasy

The two teenagers who gave a 15-year-old schoolgirl a fatal ecstasy ‘bomb’ told her ‘you are gonna end up f*****d up’ before she collapsed and died from the lethal dose, a court has heard. One of the teenagers, Mitchell Southern, 19, bought MDMA crystals from dealer Connor Kirkwood, 18, before preparing bombs of the drugs … Read more

Twin, 21, who took ecstasy for the first time was found dead on her bathroom floor, inquest hears

Twin, 21, who took ecstasy for the first time was found dead on her bathroom floor, inquest hears Kirstie Smith’s body was found in the bathroom of her Wolverhampton house She died in May 2019 after taking a significant amount of MDMA for the first time Her parents have now spoken out at the inquest … Read more

Twin, 21, who took ecstasy for the first time was found dead on her bathroom floor, inquest hears

Twin, 21, who took ecstasy for the first time was found dead on her bathroom floor, inquest hears Kirstie Smith’s body was found in the bathroom of her Wolverhampton house She died in May 2019 after taking a significant amount of MDMA for the first time Her parents have now spoken out at the inquest … Read more