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The man who took 40,000 ecstasy pills in nine years

source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2006/apr/04/drugsandalcohol.drugs1

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2006/apr/04/drugsandalcohol.drugs1

A recent case report from St George's Medical School, released by doctors from London University, could explain why some people claim ecstasy tablets have deteriorated in quality... because the subject of the case report ate them all.

The British man, known as 'Mr A' (why they didn't call him Mr E, I'll never know) has apparently munched his way through 40,000 disco biscuits over the space of nine years. It started with him dropping up to five pills at the weekends, but over time escalated to him taking 25 a day over four years!

He's a pretty good example of when taking drugs can be a bad thing, 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." Doctors also think that these symptoms could be with him for the rest of his life.
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