NP - The strange case of the man who took 40,000 ecstasy pills in nine years

[Ghetta Life]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/drugs/Story/0,,1746333,00.html?gusrc=rss

Doctors from London University have revealed details of what they believe is 
the largest amount of ecstasy ever consumed by a single person. Consultants 
from the addiction centre at St George's Medical School, London, have 
published a case report of a British man estimated to have taken around 
40,000 pills of MDMA, the active ingredient in ecstasy, over nine years. The 
heaviest previous lifetime intake on record is 2,000 pills.

Though the man, who is now 37, stopped taking the drug seven years ago, he 
still suffers from severe physical and mental health side-effects, including 
extreme memory problems, paranoia, hallucinations and depression. He also 
suffers from painful muscle rigidity around his neck and jaw which often 
prevents him from opening his mouth. The doctors believe many of these 
symptoms may be permanent.

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