In general, people associate raves (Underground Techno parties) with designer drugs like Ecstasy (MDMA), Speed ​​(amphetamine) and other acids like LSD . These drugs are called Techno Drugs for this reason and mostly have uplifting and sensory effects. To understand more clearly the relationship between raves and these drugs, one must first understand the philosophy behind the Techno era, and a little about the music. “Techno can uplift the spirit and become a new world of freedom and peace” (D'Vox Magazine, the first electronic music magazine). Most raves are covered in propaganda about freedom, peace, spirituality, etc. It's no surprise why teenagers use these specific drugs at raves. “The effects of E are like a journey to another world, a world of happiness, love and euphoria” (Ecstasy and Mental Health: Nerves or neurosis by Dr. Karl Jansen). many reasons to take E, e.g. "Music lends itself to drug use, drugs are common in youth culture, teenagers need energy to dance the night away, the rave scene is bombarded with all kinds of E" (Drug Information Database, www.pharmlink.org/designer/index.html/). "The media gave E and the rave scene a bad name because 30 years ago the music was closely linked to drugs. For example Weed and Rock in the 60s and acid in the 70s." (E for Ecstasy by Nicolas Saunders, ch.1) Ecstasy is simply a hard and dangerous drug like weed, "a drug that one in three high school students in the American population has had experience with." (Drug Information Database, www.pharmlink.org/stats/index/main.html/) "Why is E judged so harshly when deaths related to ecstasy cannot be compared to those related to legal drugs simply like tobacco and alcohol. (E for Ecstasy by Nicolas Saunders, ch.2) Of course the media has a lot to do with it, the media takes all the negative effects and does not include the positive ones. "29 volunteers were asked to assist Dr. Green, an eminent physician in charge of studies for the BMJ (British Medical Journal), in a study on the effects of E." (Readers Digest article by Editor-in-Chief Russell Twisk) "Of these 29 volunteers they all had unpleasant experiences such as nausea, sweating and stiffness" (Readers Digest by Russell Twisk). "Although the voluntary...... middle of paper...... is so complex that it is possible to completely determine whether E affected toxicity in long-term users, I believe it diminishes the level of serotonin in the brain, without destroying the serotorgenic axons" (Ecstasy: a human neurotoxin? Interview with Dr. O'callaghan). There have been many studies, some trying to prove that E is actually a neurotoxin and others trying to prove that it is not, so far both sides cannot provide solid answers on the subject. It's hard to say that all ravers are on E, but it's certain that the majority of them are. "If a raver is not E at a rave, Techno has the same properties (although much less strong) as some of these drugs. Techno is played incredibly loud and raves have incredible lights that cause "euphoria in the most sober minds". (Techno & Ecstasy: Music and Drugs in the year 2000, Times Magazine by Nicolas Saunders) Although ecstasy is illegal in every country in the world, I think it will be impossible to stop the ravers and the production of E in clandestine laboratories. As Techno becomes more and more popular with teenagers, the E is also becoming more and more popular in the clubbing and rave scenes..: 1337