'Rave' Scene, Ecstasy Use, Leap Atlantic

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THE BRITISH rave counterculture, and its liberal use of ecstasy (MDMA), has become a hot export to the United States, wrapped in a high-tech music and video package and supported by low-tech laboratories that illicitly produce the drug stateside. An August 19,1992, article by United Press International says that a clampdown on rave parties by British authorities has inspired several English rave promoters to move their business to the United States. Staged in empty warehouses or open fields outside San Francisco or Los Angeles, their parties are drawing thousands of young Californians on designated weekend nights. Partygoers—attired inCat in the Hat-hats and psychedelic jumpsuits—pay $20 at the door to dance all night to heavily mixed, electronically generated sound, surrounded by computer-generated video and laser light shows. They pay another $3 to $5 for "smart drinks"— amino acid—laced beverages that reputedly enhance energy and alertness. And for another $20,

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