Sunday, 16. March 2003

Topic: DRUGS - on March 16, 2003 at 11:51:24 AM CET

Ecstasy 'makes users depressed for life'

A generation of young clubbers is risking long-term brain damage by taking the drug ecstasy, according to new research published yesterday. Academics are now warning that taking only one or two pills can lead to lasting depression.

A two-year research study carried out by psychologists from London Metropolitan University found that people who had tried ecstasy on only a few occasions had depression levels four times higher than those who had taken a range of other drugs but not ecstasy.

¬> Independent

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