Extasy vs. Binge Drinking

To me, the issue of extasy use is much more of a public concern than teen binge drinking. The fact of the matter is that there have been more deaths from extasy use then binge drinking. Also, I feel it is of more of a concern because no matter what age you are, extasy isn't legal, however, drinking is legal when you are 21. Also, I feel extasy use is a much harder issue to control than teen binge drinking. The sheer fact that extasy is normally used in a very uncontrolled party scene, where as teen binge drinking is atleast usually at someone's house also makes it more dangerous.

To address this public concern, I feel the government needs to definitely strap down on the rave scene in which the extasy users are usually accustomed to. Also, the government should most likely develop a system like SafeDance, wherein they test extasy tablets to make sure they are pure extasy. While this will not alleviate the number of users, it will most likely lead to a decrease of deaths and injuries due to the consumption of extasy laced with other drugs. By having increased surveillance of the rave parties, as well as random drug testing at schools like at ours we will see an immediate drop in the number of users as well as deaths related to the use of extasy.