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TroyJackson

(86 posts)
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 07:06 AM Jul 2016

13 dead after taking fake ecstasy pills!

Last edited Thu Jul 21, 2016, 06:16 AM - Edit history (1)

link to full article: http://sh.st/KY2KU

"Many batches of fake ecstasy pills have been distributed across the United States, Autralia and even some countries in Europe. Police warn a fake ecstasy pill is being circulated, and it is very dangerous and lethal. It is called the “green rolex”.

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13 dead after taking fake ecstasy pills! (Original Post) TroyJackson Jul 2016 OP
stay safe TroyJackson Jul 2016 #1
some pictures TroyJackson Jul 2016 #3
always make sure your source is legit TroyJackson Jul 2016 #2
Or don't do drugs would be.. hawkeyeman Jul 2016 #7
I think we all know Calculating Jul 2016 #9
Well Then play stupid games... hawkeyeman Jul 2016 #13
Post removed Post removed Jul 2016 #24
Taking psychoactive drugs is as old as humanity Warpy Jul 2016 #28
The 'stupid game' here is prohibition and the drug war. Warren DeMontague Jul 2016 #31
Have you tried "just say no?" zappaman Jul 2016 #39
I did. Warren DeMontague Jul 2016 #44
And unfortunately our next president (Hillary) is not committed to ending the war on drugs. Vattel Jul 2016 #40
we're getting there, I think. Warren DeMontague Jul 2016 #43
yes, slowly but surely Vattel Jul 2016 #45
Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2016 #61
Francis Crick credits LSD for helping him discovery the double helix and winning the Noble Prize RAFisher Jul 2016 #50
more likely it was Rosalind Franklin's XRAY photographs, who Crick and Watson refused to still_one Jul 2016 #56
people who seel counterfeit drugs are so evil TroyJackson Jul 2016 #53
agreed TroyJackson Jul 2016 #16
Including prescription? LanternWaste Jul 2016 #18
agrred TroyJackson Jul 2016 #21
nope prescriptions are allowed TroyJackson Jul 2016 #57
...!100++++ 840high Jul 2016 #52
Going to get really high watching trump lose RandiFan1290 Jul 2016 #55
trump sucks! TroyJackson Jul 2016 #59
No source of illegal drugs is actually "legit" Jeffersons Ghost Jul 2016 #17
Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2016 #62
Young people never learn. kentuck Jul 2016 #4
yeah , shouldnt buy drugs if you dont know the source TroyJackson Jul 2016 #5
You never really know the source for street drugs like ecstasy Warpy Jul 2016 #30
Anyone who takes street drugs is playing Russian Roulette Drahthaardogs Jul 2016 #58
Prohibitionists never learn. Warren DeMontague Jul 2016 #25
This message was self-deleted by its author randome Jul 2016 #29
Where did I call for prohibition? kentuck Jul 2016 #38
Perhaps I misunderstood your post. Warren DeMontague Jul 2016 #46
that is the beauty, and the pitfall, of being young Skittles Jul 2016 #54
yeah he was fearless! TroyJackson Jul 2016 #60
Dipshits. nt Codeine Jul 2016 #6
Your empathy is noted. maxsolomon Jul 2016 #10
huh TroyJackson Jul 2016 #19
This is DemocraticUnderground, Codeine Jul 2016 #20
pokemon go is my fav game TroyJackson Jul 2016 #22
Thanks war on drugs ;) Calculating Jul 2016 #8
So how is it fake? Bernielover357743 Jul 2016 #11
something else mixed with it TroyJackson Jul 2016 #12
The article said rat poison was mixed with it GummyBearz Jul 2016 #14
cheaper for the dealers i think TroyJackson Jul 2016 #15
Legalize, Regulate, and Tax. Warren DeMontague Jul 2016 #23
People don't realize "legalization" IS regulation where none exists otherwise... Eleanors38 Jul 2016 #32
correct TroyJackson Jul 2016 #34
killing your customers onethatcares Jul 2016 #26
i think its random selling TroyJackson Jul 2016 #33
No one died when it was OTC in the 80s Nevernose Jul 2016 #27
whats OTC? TroyJackson Jul 2016 #35
Ecstasy (MDMA) wasn't even a scheduled substance Nevernose Jul 2016 #36
90s X was great. JaneyVee Jul 2016 #37
You must have some great stories JV. LOL. NT Doctor Who Jul 2016 #47
is gbcworldnews.com where Aussies get their news? tenderfoot Jul 2016 #41
I'm guessing not too many Aussies are aware of it sl8 Jul 2016 #48
MDMA (Marquis reagent) test kits are readily available. Every party boy/girl should have one. grossproffit Jul 2016 #42
really? TroyJackson Jul 2016 #49
Sucks to be them. Don't do drugs boomer55 Jul 2016 #51

Response to hawkeyeman (Reply #13)

Warpy

(114,503 posts)
28. Taking psychoactive drugs is as old as humanity
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 01:10 PM
Jul 2016

and all the preaching moralists in the world aren't going to stop it.

A better idea would be to keep it safe and legal for people who choose to take them.

13 people are dead because of the drug war the moralists started. I hope they're proud.

Response to Warren DeMontague (Reply #31)

RAFisher

(466 posts)
50. Francis Crick credits LSD for helping him discovery the double helix and winning the Noble Prize
Wed Jul 20, 2016, 12:19 AM
Jul 2016

I wouldn't call the Noble Prize a stupid prize

 

LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)
18. Including prescription?
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 11:35 AM
Jul 2016

Including prescription? Or does a mere piece of paper rationalize ignoring your better suggestion?

(absolutism kills. just say no)

Jeffersons Ghost

(15,235 posts)
17. No source of illegal drugs is actually "legit"
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 11:34 AM
Jul 2016

Take this from a reformed user of MDA, the first version of Ecstasy and EX. Drug pushers sell whatever is available and lie about their real value in most cases.

Response to Jeffersons Ghost (Reply #17)

kentuck

(115,279 posts)
4. Young people never learn.
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 08:20 AM
Jul 2016

Forever naive to the dangers of taking drugs and the fact that some may kill you. You are not invincible.

Warpy

(114,503 posts)
30. You never really know the source for street drugs like ecstasy
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 01:13 PM
Jul 2016

that are either pills or powder. You can recognize pot, magic mushrooms, coca leaves, even hashish and raw opium. Refined street drugs are much more difficult to source because it's all black market.

End the drug war. It's killing too many people.

Drahthaardogs

(6,843 posts)
58. Anyone who takes street drugs is playing Russian Roulette
Wed Jul 20, 2016, 08:47 AM
Jul 2016

There is no way to know the source and if there is no commercial manufacturer, that means they were made in someone's home lab. Someone who likely not a chemist.

Response to Warren DeMontague (Reply #25)

kentuck

(115,279 posts)
38. Where did I call for prohibition?
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 05:54 PM
Jul 2016

You just need to know where your drugs come from and what is in them? Is that prohibition to you?

 

Codeine

(25,586 posts)
20. This is DemocraticUnderground,
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 12:12 PM
Jul 2016

not TwelveYearOldTextingUnderground. As soon as you've learned how to write words get back to us.

Calculating

(3,000 posts)
8. Thanks war on drugs ;)
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 09:47 AM
Jul 2016

Just like the people who have died or gotten messed up by spice and bath salts. Whenever the real thing is banned, the alternatives seem to be much more harmful.

 

GummyBearz

(2,931 posts)
14. The article said rat poison was mixed with it
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 11:03 AM
Jul 2016

Why anyone would mix rat poison into a pill? Who the hell knows.. some people are just screwed up

 

Eleanors38

(18,318 posts)
32. People don't realize "legalization" IS regulation where none exists otherwise...
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 01:46 PM
Jul 2016

The WOD: The most socially destructive force in the U.S. in the last 40 years, and supported by both parties and the leadership of minority communities.

onethatcares

(16,968 posts)
26. killing your customers
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 01:04 PM
Jul 2016

doesn't make a heck of a lot of sense.

I don't think it would take long for people to figure out that the stuff joe is selling is killing
people while the stuff gary is putting out does what it's supposed to do.

Watch for the brown acid though.

Nevernose

(13,081 posts)
36. Ecstasy (MDMA) wasn't even a scheduled substance
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 03:04 PM
Jul 2016

Until the late 80s. One of the effects of the War on Drugs is adulterated street drugs -- heroin cut with fentanyl, MDMA cut with bath salts, etc.

And MDMA is, in and of itself, fairly safe as far as drugs go. Most of the deaths attributed to it are heat-related deaths, caused by overexertion.

sl8

(17,088 posts)
48. I'm guessing not too many Aussies are aware of it
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 10:10 PM
Jul 2016

Domain registered October 2015.

From the linked "article":

"John O’kief [sic], chairman and executive director for the drug health and safety commission [sic] has warned..."

"Real ecstasy pills made with mostly pure MDMA is [sic] hard to crash [sic]. If it is easily crushed..."

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