Wow Earthling, you neally brought a tear to my eye with that speech. I would say well said - but as I am a teacher, and I don't do hard drugs, then I must also say no matter what channel 9 or some random internet site says - it's individual effects vary so considerably, manufacture often varies also causing variable effects, allergies etc etc... No, it is not safe - and this is not dose dependant.
Have you ever heard of 'P'?
Methamphetamine... Suprisingly enough the media was kept out of the loop of 'P' for such a long time, and still many of the general public are unaware of it. Yet it is the most dangerous drug on earth.
Unfortunately, your close neighbours have a serious 'P' problem - people are being murdered, hands being cut off... many many pyschotic side effects occur because of 'P'.
I talked to a criminal psychologist (of Oxford variety if that has anything to do with it) who was an old boy at a school I taught at. He is one of the most sort after criminal psychologist in the world. I asked him straight out - what is the difference between a pyschotic person on a killing spree and someone on 'P'. His answer was plain and simple - there is no difference, these people experience the same symptoms as any psychotic person, and most will find it uncontrollable.
Ok - so that isn't 'E'... But Cris had asked is it ok to experiment with hard drugs - and 'P' is a hard drug.
No is the answer - not for a teacher, not for a plumber not for anyone...
However - individuals, in a safe environment can choose what they do and who they do it with. And I would not preach any different.
But on saying this - alcohol is probably more damaging in the long term than E and we find it socially acceptable... go figure???
I know this doesn't answer your question... I don't know enough about E to determine if it is unsafe. I know of two cases of deaths attributed to E, but not many people, that I am aware of, have pyschotic episodes from E. But I believe strongly that people who choose E may choose harder drugs for the future if that's all they can get their hands on. And then in the pursuit of finding that original high they become addicted and fall into that pit...
Good luck on your crusade of removing drugs from our schools... Because I would say that it is nearly impossible...
ps - Last year, I taught physics to a very nice bunch of year 12 students - one obviously had a marijuana problem and throughout the year his grades dropped, his motivation dropped, and his attention span became non-existent... From an A student of the class - to a possible A class drug taker... It is very sad to see.
