Most users of Ecstasy are alive and well, and would profoundly disagree with your statements. It is disgraceful to argue: "The only way to remove Ecstasy from our cities is to clear it street by street." These are our streets and cities, too. Such an attitude reflects intolerance and self-righteousness.

I am 48 years old. For more than 30 years I have regularly consumed a variety of drugs, both legal and illegal. I have been working as a psychotherapist for 15 years, and as a systems engineer for ten. I have four children and am in good health.

Rene M Finkler Tokyo, Japan

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