NEWS: 40,000 Ecstasy Pills May Be a Few Too Many

CULTURE: 40,000 Ecstasy Pills May Be a Few Too Many

Medical professionals are now releasing information concerning the world's largest recorded ecstasy user, a man claiming to have taken 40,000 pills in his lifetime. Only known to the public as “Mr. A,” the 37-year-old man is being studied by doctors at St. George’s Hospital in London.

Although the drug use was being self-reported by Mr. A, the doctors note that his medical exams directly following his discontinuation of the drug confirm the abuse patterns.

Mr. A admitted to use of other drugs in addition to ecstasy, such as “solvents, benzodiazepines, amphetamines, LSD, cocaine, and heroin.” During his medical examination, Mr. A reported cannabis use in order to curb his hallucinations and feelings of paranoia. He had no medical history of psychiatric problems and no family medical history of mental disease or disorder.

A brain scan performed on Mr. A failed to show any damaged portions or atrophies, therefore doctors are careful to label this case as "extreme" and in need of further study.

The previous highest total logged for the most pills consumed in an individual's lifetime was roughly 2,000 pills.

Wow. I now have a new ambition.

I was at 350 at last count.



[Edited on Apr 05, 2006 by James_]

Ha ha.

Some say cool..

I say fucking idiot..

how much coin did he blow on that shit, and how many brain cells did he fry..

what a fucking knobber

He must've put his dealer's kid through college.

I'm at about ten joints/bowls and an Adderall.

its insane how immune people think they become to this shit.

yeah hid dealers kids through college.. and his kids to school in Potato sacks

Damn, I thought this was going to be about someone sharing.

Back when I did drugs, X was still a drug that people talked about but no one ever had. It's one of those drugs I used to wish I tried, but at my age a couple of glasses of wine mess me up for days.

40,000? Seems like dope head exaggeration to me.

thats pretty interesting in and of itself.

that and his name should be "MR. E'

Except when he's under the brain scan, in which case he should be MR I.

It stated that there is not a scan sensitive enough to detect the damage done, which cannot be a good thing, either about the drug, his head, or the technology.

i'm impressed. i mean, keeping count for that long takes determination.

maybe his real name is Ebeneezer Goode...

Obscure?

Damn I would think someone would have a heart attack from taking 25 pills at one time let alone 25 pills a day for 4 years.

They could try a few different PET scans that wouldn't necessarily detect damage except on the large scale, but could show if brain function has diminished in any areas.

It turns out that the pot was causing his paranoia, panic attacks, and hallucinations. Original article here.

The only (well, heh, sorta) reason I smoke everyday is for insomnia.

No.

I've taken at least 2000 dexadrines!!

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I have a perscription for ADHD.

Actually, it sounds like the cannabis in his case justexaggerated symtoms already inherent, as they remained, to a lesser degree, after cannabis use was stopped.

Its highly dubious that any strain of weed would make someone hallucinate under typical cicrcumstances of ingestion, so I don't mean 10 bowls of kind, back to back, in 15 minutes.

I think the paranoia, and panic attacks were caused by the pot, whereas the hallucinations may have been the long-term effects of ecstasy. However, the rest of the symptoms seem to definitely be something else, assumedly the long-term effects of ecstasy. From the article:

i saw a show once where a guy had taken over 1000 in two years and his brain was so fryed he couldnt even make rational thoughts and talked slow and drunk sounding. ive known many of druggies who have exaggerated(S?) the amount and even the substances they took, so i think this class a loser is probably a liar.