All articles tagged with #ecstasy
Former French senator Joël Guerriau was sentenced to four years in prison (with 18 months to serve behind bars) after a court found he drugged MP Sandrine Josso with MDMA in his Paris apartment in 2023 with the intent to sexually assault her; Josso testified to lasting trauma, and Guerriau has said he will appeal.
A former French senator, Joël Guerriau, was convicted of slipping ecstasy into champagne for fellow lawmaker Sandrine Josso with the intent to assault her, and of illegally possessing narcotics; the court noted the dose caused significant impairment and health issues.
A Peruvian woman was arrested in Bali for attempting to smuggle $70,000 worth of cocaine and ecstasy hidden in her underwear and a sex toy, after being stopped by customs officials. She revealed she was paid $19,000 by someone she met on the dark web to carry the drugs into Indonesia, where drug trafficking carries severe penalties, including the potential for the death penalty.
A Canadian study published in JAMA Psychiatry found that individuals who visit the ER for psychedelic use, such as LSD and ecstasy, have a 3.5-fold increased risk of developing schizophrenia compared to the general population. The study tracked over 9.2 million people in Ontario and noted that 4% of those with hallucinogen-related ER visits were diagnosed with schizophrenia within three years. While the study highlights a significant association, it does not establish a causal link, and researchers caution against psychedelic use, especially for those with a predisposition to psychosis.