Ecstasy deaths are most common in young white men

Most deaths from ecstasy in Britain occur in young, white, employed, and drug addicted men. Schifano and colleagues (p 80) reviewed the database maintained by the National Programme on Substance Abuse Deaths for deaths associated with ecstasy during 1997-2000. Most of the dead were known to services as drug addicts and were taking several different drugs at the time of death. Seven per cent died after taking only ecstasy. Most died at home and during party times (weekends, summer, and New Year).


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Review of deaths related to taking ecstasy, England and Wales, 1997-2000
Fabrizio Schifano, Adenekan Oyefeso, Lucy Webb, Mike Pollard, John Corkery, and A Hamid Ghodse
BMJ 2003 326: 80-81. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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