"Luckily things have calmed down and have worked out quite well in retrospect. We were somewhat shocked this morning by the newspaper headlines and preliminary TV reports and have been dealing with enquiries and interviews all day (including US agencies), but after the more intelligent journalists had spoken to us they soon realised that we had been misrepresented. In fact the BBC (UK National news programme) ran a TV slot tonight which was very supportive of our article (other channels have followed suit), and highlighted the need for caution and more careful conclusions."

"Sorted -- Jon Cole, Harry Sumnall And Charles Grob argue that the long-term effects of Ecstasy use are far from clear, and that psychologists are muddying the waters" -- The Psychologist (PDF format)  

Cole JC, Sumnall HR, Grob CS. "Where are the Ecstasy casualties?" (Response to critique of article) (PDF format)  

"Scientists Say Long-Term Effects of Ecstasy Unclear" -- Patricia Reaney, Reuters News Service

"Ecstasy not dangerous, say scientists" -- Sarah Boseley, The Guardian

"Row erupts over ecstasy dangers" -- BBC News