The drug ecstasy makes its users thirsty and also shuts down the urination syste
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The drug ecstasy makes its users thirsty and also shuts down the urination system so water is returned to the body. In some cases, this is fatal. What is happening to these individuals?
Dehydration of the individual cells
The bladder wall bursts and wastes flow through the body
The cells swell due to increased hydration and can no longer function
Urea becomes concentrated throughout the body, including the brain and leads to brain damage, coma and death
Dehydration of the individual cells
The bladder wall bursts and wastes flow through the body
The cells swell due to increased hydration and can no longer function
Urea becomes concentrated throughout the body, including the brain and leads to brain damage, coma and death
Explanation / Answer
Answer 1:
When one takes drug, level of certain hormones increase. Vasopressin is one of them, which is anti-diuretic , and causes water retention in the body.
Thus, level of water become high but levels of ions in the body remain same . This may cause over-hydration of cell which may result into cell swell up and bursting. Such cells can no longer function.
Hence correct option is (c): the cells swell due to increased hydration & can no longer function.
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