Study says one particular drug is more dangerous for women than men

MDMA has been shown to be more harmful for women than their counterparts.

Women have been found more likely to seek hospital treatment after taking the drug. According to Metro, a survey carried out by The Guardian found that women are now three times more likely to look for emergency treatment after consuming ecstasy. The founder of the survey, Dr. Adam Winstock commented on the different harmful ways ecstasy can affect women rather than men.

"What I would say to female ecstasy users is that you need to more careful than men. "Women appear to be more at risk of harm. "Everyone has to be careful, but I think women need to pay extra attention to things like how much they are using, how they are mixing, where they are and who they’re with."

One theory to emerge from the survey is that MDMA or ecstasy makes your body hold onto excess water but in a female body, the oestrogen we naturally have stops the ability to get rid of it. This exchange in the body can cause cells in the body to damage the brain and other parts.