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Ecstasy37specifically in serotonin-containing neurons, which eventuallywither and die with repeated Ecstasy use. This destruction ofserotonin neurons in brain regions such as the limbic systemand frontal cortex has been linked to depression, memoryloss, and decreased cognitive ability.ECSTASY AS A DATE RAPE DRUGEcstasy is not as commonly used as a date rape drug asGHB or Rohypnol, primarily because it does not incapacitatethe victim or make him or her unable to ward offsexual advances. In addition, Ecstasy is relatively insoluablein many liquids. Also, Ecstasy actually tends to makemale users impotent and unable to achieve an erection.This impotence is increasingly common in men whorepeatedly use Ecstasy. This has spurred the popularity of anew drug combination, Viagra® (a drug that helps men achieveerections) and Ecstasy, which male users take so they canremain sexually functional while high on Ecstasy. Thiscombination is quite risky, however, with numerous sideeffects such as heart problems, high blood pressure, andeven death, especially when taken with another drugcalled amyl nitrate (“poppers”).Nevertheless, there have been reports of Ecstasy powderbeing slipped into an unsuspecting person’s drink. In suchinstances, a person under the influence of Ecstasy mightexperience confusion and impaired judgment, and may engagein behaviors that he or she would not normally engage in.Thus, Ecstasy is often still considered a date rape drug.STATISTICS AND PATTERNSOF ECSTASY USE AND ABUSEAs mentioned earlier, Ecstasy was given to patients by somepsychotherapists in the 1980s to help them improve theircommunication skills and explore their own feelings. However,once the public became aware of Ecstasy’s powerful