Users of the drug ecstasy, popular with nightclubbers, face an increased risk of catching infectious diseases because the substance suppresses the body’s immune system, a science conference in Ireland was told. Dr Tomas Connor, a physiologist at Trinity College Dublin, said research carried out by his laboratory had “clearly demonstrated” that ecstasy’s active ingredient -- methylenedioxymethamphetamine, or MDMA -- has immunosuppressive properties.
