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Gold Rush Herbal Ecstasy is being marketed as a herbal stimulant or “legal high,” a type of product promoted as a natural alternative to recreational ecstasy (MDMA).

The term herbal ecstasy is used for different products with different compositions, so the name alone cannot tell us what’s inside or how safe it is.

What should you know?

• Purpose: Products in this category may be marketed for energy, alertness, or mood effects.
• Is it the same as MDMA? No—not based on the name alone, and you should not expect the same effects.
• Safety: Depending on the ingredients, stimulant products can cause a rapid heartbeat, anxiety, high blood pressure, or other serious reactions. “Herbal” does not guarantee safety.

I would not assume Gold Rush is safe without a reliable ingredient list and information about its manufacturer.

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What is MDMA/Ecstasy?

In Australia, MDMA/Ecstasy is also known as E, pills, caps, pingers, M&M, doopa, love drug, disco biscuits, XTC, X, eccy, ekky, or molly.

Ecstasy is the common name for a drug called MDMA, which is usually sold as a tablet/pill (“pills”) or capsule (“caps”), although it can also come in powder or crystal form. When sold as a pill, a logo is typically stamped on the tablet, but this is no guarantee of quality or purity. For example, two pills that look the same may have very different effects as they can have different ingredients.

Analysis of drugs sold as MDMA/ecstasy in Australia shows that these contain a wide range of substances, and some contain no MDMA at all. Some substances found in these drugs can be toxic, even at low doses and even pure MDMA can be dangerous.

How many young people have tried MDMA/Ecstasy?

According to the 2022-2023 Australian Secondary Schools’ Survey, 1 in 100 students (1%) aged 12-17 used MDMA/ecstasy in the past month.

What are the effects of MDMA/Ecstasy?

MDMA/Ecstasy causes the body’s central nervous system to speed up. It can take effect within 60 minutes of initially taking it but this can vary. Sometimes people mistakenly think the first pill or cap they took isn’t working and take more — this can be very dangerous.

The effects of MDMA/ecstasy can be immediate or long-term, as listed in the table below.

Immediate	Long-term
Enlarged pupils	Dependence (see glossary)
Increased heart rate and blood pressure	Long-term problems with depression
Increased energy	Liver problems
Feeling of euphoria (a ‘high’)	Impairments to memory and attention
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Anxiety and panic attacks
Overheating and dehydration (when the body loses more water than it takes in)
A ‘comedown’ (see glossary)
Nausea, vomiting and dizziness
Visual distortions (things looking weird or different)
Paranoia (feeling extremely suspicious and frightened)
Psychosis (see glossary)
Serotonin syndrome (see glossary)
Stroke