Expert’s ecstasy warning

ANYONE taking ecstasy is playing Russian roulette with their lives, a leading addiction researcher warned yesterday.

Dr Fabrizio Schifano of the European Centre for Addiction Studies at St George’s Hospital in London said it only takes a small amount of ecstasy to kill, even if people have used the drug before.

“Our research shows it is possible to die after taking small amounts of ecstasy, even when the drug has been used before. It is very unpredictable. Most people are taking it in combination with other drugs, which has an even greater risk,” he said.