America, Don’t Let CeeLo’s Ecstasy Charge Glamorize This Drug
Oct 23
Grammy Award winning singer and “The Voice” TV judge CeeLo Green (C), stands with his attorneys after being charged with one count of furnishing a controlled substance. (REUTERS/Mel Melcon/The Los Angeles Times/Pool)
By Dr. Manny Alvarez | FoxNews.com
I have seen with my own eyes the dangerous effects that ecstasy can have on a person. So I was shocked to hear that one of my favorite performers, CeeLo Green, has been charged with allegedly furnishing ecstasy to a 33-year-old woman, after the woman claimed that Green placed the drug in her drink in July 2012, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney.
Let’s get one thing straight: Ecstasy is one of the most dangerous chemical products created by humans. Methylenedioxymethamphetamine or MDMA ecstasy, was originally patented as an appetite suppressant, but was banned because of its potentially dangerous side effects and deadly consequences.
Some of the risks associated with ecstasy use include elevated heart rate and blood pressure, nausea, blurred vision and dangerous increases in body temperature, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Furthermore, ecstasy is capable of altering a person’s brain chemistry.
Ecstasy has many street names including molly, E, X, the party drug and the love drug. But regardless of what it’s called, most forms of ecstasy on the market today are not a pure form of MDMA. They are typically contaminated with other types of drugs from heroin to LSD, making ecstasy a highly dangerous substance.
