When the word rave comes to mind, teenagers think of flashing lights, loud techno music and dance floors full of euphoric youth. What they might not realize is the danger that lurks in the people at those raves and the drugs that they might be carrying. Over the decade, raves have turn into giant-sized parties for teens to go and get their fill of psychedelic drugs while watching glow sticks spin and hear the loud thumping of fast-paced techno music. Rave promoters obtain enormous amounts of money to put on these all-night dance parties. These promoters need to spread the knowledge about drugs and warn young teens about the danger and drugs they face when they walk through doors of one of the largest growing trends in American youth today; Raves.
             Ecstasy is one of the most used drugs in the latest rave scene. Ecstasy (MDMA) is a synthetic, psychoactive drug with both stimulant and hallucinogenic properties (Methamphetamine 1). One of the reasons ecstasy is so popular with the teens of today is because it gives users an increased sense of touch and feeling (3). Users feel as if all of their nerves have been multiplied and have become more intense (2). However, Ecstasy is also one of the most dangerous drugs floating around in raves. Ecstasy causes injury to the brain, affecting neurons that use the chemical serotonin to communicate with other neurons (1). Serotonin plays an important role in the regulation of mental activity such as mood, aggression, sexual arousal, sleep, and the sensitivity to pain (1). Ecstasy increases the risk of a variety of problems such as confusion, depression, sleep problems, drug craving, severe anxiety, and paranoia (1). Ecstasy also brings about physical troubles such as muscle tension, involuntary teeth clenching, nausea, blurred vision, rapid eye movement, faintness, and chills or sweating (2). For overweight people, Ecstasy may make the users blood pressure soar to unsafe levels and poss...