Negative Short Term Side-Effects
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A dental photo shows the effects of excessive tooth grinding in a 20 year old patient - exposed dentine on the cusp tips which are normally covered with tooth enamel. (Photo courtesy of Mary Spicuzza - Metro Active News, March 23-29, 2000).
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Potential Adverse Health Effects:- nausea
- chills - sweating - involuntary jaw clenching and teeth grinding - muscle cramping - blurred vision - marked rise in body temperature (hyperthermia) - dehydration - high Blood Pressure - heart Failure - kidney Failure - arrhythmia |
Negative Long-Term Side Effects
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photo credit: Martha Hernandez
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photo courtesy of National Institute on Drug Abuse December 2001
Photo Credit: Martha Hernandez
References:
Government of Canada. (2013). Ecstasy. Retrieved from http://healthycanadians.gc.ca/healthy-living-vie-saine/addiction/ecstasy-eng.php
Hernandez, M. (n.d.). Ecstasy Effects. Retrieved from: http://bisc004.tripod.com/x.html
National Institute on Drug Abuse (2001, December). NIDA Conference Hightlights Scientific Findings on MDMA/Ecstasy. Retrieved from: http://archives.drugabuse.gov/NIDA_Notes/NNVol16N5/Conference.html
Spicuzza, M. (2000, March 23-29). Metro Active News. Retrieved from:
https://www.erowid.org/chemicals/mdma/references/journal/1999_milosevic_comm-dent_1/1999_milosevic_comm-dent_1_media1.shtml