Timeline for I am 24 years old. I found marijuana and ecstasy my 17 year old sister's room. What should I do?
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| Aug 7, 2017 at 16:26 | comment | added | user24631 | -1 "I see no possible benefit in getting the parents involved..." | |
| May 21, 2015 at 17:50 | comment | added | terdon | @kleineg absolutely. There is, however, a huge difference between physical and non-physical addiction and the two should not be lumped together. Also, ecstasy that does not contain MDMA is simply not ecstasy. What is known as ecstasy is, by definition, MDMA and often mixed with other amphetamines. I never said it was safe, it is actually one of the more (if not the most) neurotoxic of all recreational drugs. | |
| May 21, 2015 at 17:44 | comment | added | kleineg | @terdon There is a difference between physical addiction (stopping would cause withdrawal symptoms) and psychological addiction. MDMA does not cause physical addiction but scores quite high in causing psychological dependency. Also, Ecstasy which has not been tested for the presence of MDMA (and to not include other stimulants commonly passed off as MDMA) is quite simply not safe. | |
| May 21, 2015 at 17:29 | comment | added | terdon | @kleineg ecstasy is not addictive. MDMA, the active ingredient, is actually quite neurotoxic and you do develop a tolerance, but that does not imply addiction. | |
| Jun 6, 2014 at 18:23 | comment | added | kleineg | I have a hard time putting my thumb on why I dislike this answer. I like the use of statistics, I like the added bit that legal ramifications are possibly more dangerous than the drug itself. I think you may be a little flippant, and are ignoring the fact that if you hide the information from your parents you are involved in your sister's current and future behavior. And you only touch on addiction by mentioning tolerance buildup of Ecstasy. It is a tricky situation, you need to be aware that if you make a bad call (either way) you may end up blaming yourself if something goes wrong. | |
| Apr 18, 2014 at 11:55 | comment | added | DanBeale | A few people die of over hydration while on ecstasy. In the UK more people die from over hydration the under hydration. | |
| Aug 17, 2013 at 16:53 | comment | added | deworde | +1, especially for hard data and for highlighting that the legal issues are more critical than the medical ones. I would say, that depending on the parents, telling them could be a good idea, as much to support the original questioner as to do anything about the real problem. | |
| Aug 16, 2013 at 4:44 | history | answered | lambshaanxy | CC BY-SA 3.0 |