Shades Magazine March Issue | Page 30

THE DEBATE ON THE SCANDAL OF DRUGS

DO YOU KNOW WHAT ARE TURBODRUGS?

During the Sanremo Festival, the most popular Italian song contest, Striscia la Notizia (an Italian TV programme) accused Achille Lauro of praising the drug known as Rolls Royce (title of his song): it is a variant of the best known ecstasy spread in recent years that according to experts can cause death with only one assumption. The insinuation against the singer is brave and without a kernel of truth, but offers the opportunity to investigate the issue of turbodrugs and the risk of their spread between young people.

These synthetic pills obtained from a mix of chemicals, including MdMa, are usually produced at home. They are very common in the United Kingdom where two young people recently died after taking them. Just from the death of these two boys -Drake Morgan Baines (19 years) and Morgan Miller Smith.

These synthetic pills obtained from a mix of chemicals, including MdMa, are usually produced at home. They are very common in the United Kingdom where two young people recently died after taking them. Just from the death of these two boys -Drake Morgan Baines (19 years) and Morgan Miller Smith.

These substances are called turbodrugs because they give immediate and disturbing effects to those who use them, a characteristic for which the creators have given them the names of luxury cars and great performances like Ferrari, Tesla, Lamborghini etc. The places of choice for the sale of these substances remain the discotheques and rave parties, but it seems that there is a enormous market on the internet where the pushers turn their merchandise.

...AND DO YOU KNOW WHAT IS MDMA?

MDMA is a drug that can make people feel euphoric and empathetic.

MDMA, is one of the most consumed drugs, has stimulating and hallucinogenic effects and can be dangerous for our health. Here's everything you need to know about ecstasy, how it works on the brain and why it can be harmful.