Michelangelo Iannone of Italy's Institute of Neurological Science in Catanzaro and his colleagues gave rats varying doses of MDMA while bombarding them with white noise for 3 hours at the maximum volume permitted in Italian nightclubs.

Those given the highest dose of ecstasy, equivalent to the average amount taken by a partygoer on a night out, experienced a slump in electrical power of the cerebral cortex for up to five days after the noise was switched off. Previous studies suggest that such loss of power is related to brain hyperactivity and can ultimately lead to depression.

Rats on high doses that were not exposed to noise, and those exposed to noise but given lower doses of MDMA, experienced equally large slumps in brain power, but these only lasted for about one day (BMC Neuroscience, DOI :10.1186/1471-2202-7-13).

We generally see this shift of life style and attitude in young people today. Increase in Depression, Suicides and Psycho characteristics have become common, which could be a direct link to these changed life styles adopted. Recent Media storm about Pop Icon Britney Spears, known for her drinking and late night partying, stands out as one such great example from the many many examples. Her inconsistent behaviour, going through depressions and psychic behaviour of shaving her head, going to Rehab on and off, just shows how confused and traumatic life has become for people so young. Mothers are concerned over their little girls, as small as 6, who want to dress, talk and be like them. 

Not long ago, books and writers would describe young people as full of energy, fresh, pure and strong in mind. Reaching out heights and playing on summer fields. We see a drastic shift, as more and more people get influenced into this seemingly attractive culture... ask them who have felt the after effects. Media has definitely played a great role in promoting this Shameless Culture. What is alarming is that the young generation in countries safe from all of this look towards adopting it, without knowing what it would do to them and their society.

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