ecstacy is one of the inn drugs at the moment and are a mixture of an lsd type trip mixed with the high buzz of amphetimins.
ecstacy comes in all shapes colors sizes and markings. They are made in a back yard lab and the ingreadients ( witch vary greatly) are pressed together with a pill press.
A little thing to remember is what goes up MUST come down so if you find your son sudenly snapping and snarling at every word said to him, If his appitite changes greatly,he sleeps for huge amounts of hours in 1 go like 18 to 24 hours. There is a fair chance he is takeing something.
when you say he is useing terms like Green Monkeys,took two rolls, he is ovousley hanging around with some one that knows them drug terms but speaking from my own experience unfortunatly the only thing you can do is educate your son as much as you can and pray he doesnt like the effect of drugs.Its been a life time battle for me.
best of luck and i hope i have enlightend you a little :)

If he took what he said he took, he wouldn't have been able to run so fast, would he? As far as his appetite is concerned, he was very hungry when he got home but he didn't have breakfast and also worked out. He also did not sleep unusually long but he was extremely snarly (he actually scared me with his temper) a few hours after he got back from soccer. He's been very angry at times...unlike himself.

http://freespace.virgin.net/dat.worcs/ecstasy.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MDMA
I found these site which might be helpful to you. XTC does give you energy so he would be able to run faster and longer.
I would also be concerned with the fact that he's taking XTC along with prescription drugs. Didn't you say he's taking Paxil or something? Mixing drugs can really cause problems.
I'll keep praying for him!

im with angel on the preformance enhanceing E's or extacy, you do get a rush of energy,The other thing that concerns me is when you say he almost scares you with his temper swings is a Fair indicator that some one is takeing something. Like i said earlier What goes UP must come DOWN. Ive experimented with all sorts of drugs in my life and have not found one yet that dont give you a withdral affter a certain amount of time after takeing any drug.
As an adult i learned how to control the mood swings a bit but dought that an adolecent could.
My 24 year old daughter takes E's soetimes and i sweear for a week affter she has you cant even look at her side ways without getting your head bitten off.
The sad part about the drug cycle is once your in it, it is very hard to break back out :( my advice to you is get as much info as you can on extacy ice amphetimines and grass. They would im guessig be the drugs your son would have easy acsess too, Sit him down and do the boreing old parent thing and imform him of whats going to happen to his body brain etc if he contiues down the path of experimenting.
I wont garentee he will listen to you but at least you know he is well imformed before he takes anything.
If you have any other questions on drugs hun dont hesitate to ask me :)
Gaz

Let me clarify these earlier posts a tad:

PURE Ecstasy (known as "Molly") contains ONLY MDMA. MDMA has all kinds of effects; its primary effect is to cause the brain to release all its dopamine and serotonin (the "happy chemicals") all at once, producing euphoria. The downside is that the brain is then low on these chemicals for several days afterwards; this is what causes the depression and irritability.

BUT: Kids are smart. Many of them do research on drugs. There are supplements which can be taken to protect the brain and prevent the E "hangover" (this process is known as Pre- and Post- loading).

Now, most "Street" MDMA (E, X, etc.) is not pure MDMA. There is "speedy E" which can contain cocaine/amphetamines (which would certainly give him a rush!) and "dopey E" which contains heroin.

Also, remember - these Web sites on "current drug slang" are usually a couple of months, if not years, behind. Your son may have taken something else entirely.

The only way to know for sure is to confront him.

*dazed dreaming about the wonderful days and nights of mdma use*

Green isn't a good color though- usually means it's been cut-- now it's been a while since I've been around the street market but green and red tended to be stuff worth avoiding. I think greens tend to be cut with just straight methamphetamine [which seems to be easier to manufacture than mdma]....

...crazy nights, crazy nights... sorry Im getting all caught up now :-P

For the record:
It is the opinion of myself as well as many others [including psychotherapists I've talked to] that MDMA has legitimate medicinal use in cases of psychotherapy, group counseling, couples counseling etc. and there it is absolutely obscene it remains scedule one on the USDEA's list.

im sorry Eeyore23 as you say
"The only way to know for sure is to confront him."
I know a lot of drug users and there isnt one of them i would trust as far as i could kick them
A drug user will lie to you staight in the face and even sound coviceing.
the ONLY way to know for sure is a drug test.
They are available on line and the test wont lie to you ;)

There are thousands of differnt kinds of E. Check out www.erowid.com for info on all drugs. Try to find green monkeys in the pill identification section. There are differnet kinds of Extacy. Some are mehtamphetamine (speed) based and others are MDMA based or MDMA mixed with opiates or hallucinogens. The speed based ones could potentially help his running time, and green monkeys is a specific name to be using if you don't have any. Look for dilated eyes. I think some people are meant to go through drugs to better themselves, but if you need more signs to check for, contact me. I have done everything from weed to heroin and know how to tell. I am 20 now and have recently made the commitment to become sober. I would really like to offer you suggestions on how to approach him if need be in a manner that wouldn't make him feel attacked. Please let me know if you need anyting beacause the last thing you want is for him to hide it better. That is what I learned to do.

p.s. I don't know how old your son is, but if you can convince him to talk to me confidentially, I can tell him first hand the worst of what drugs will put him through. They are fun. They are great, but they will never help you. If he won't talk to him, please offer him the chance to talk with me. I only want to help.

if he truly dropped b4 the race,i'd say he's definitely crossed a line...and not the finish line. as a kid/teenager the excitement of the sport was the only juice u needed..then at some point ,after we had been having a pre game bong session b4 playing(usually hockey/football)on a couple of occasions,then it came to the point where we had to score or we wouldn't play at all!

p.p.s. - sorry second thoughts. tell him that he can learn all he wants to online, but that he should also learn from people with first hand experiance if he wants to truly inform himself on drugs. I thought I was learing everything I could through the internet on every substance I used, but the best information comes from people who have been there. I thought I was safe. I thought it would never hurt me, but I can tell him exactly how not only Extacy itself hurt me, but how the people that did it with me and the drug friends I made on it hurt me too. I am no expert, but if you can get him to talk to me, please let me try to help.

My son just turned 16 and is somewhere between abusing and addiction. He had to give a hair sample ordered by the courts and will be assessed this coming week. This whole situation is so frustrating because he really needs help (I'm sure not quite willing to get any now) and the system takes WAY TOO long. He was arrested back in June and, unfortunately..he wasn't willing to get tested or be assessed until it was court ordered...and here it is mid-August. No wonder there are so many drug problems out there. Even when you're begging for help it drags on and on and on. Thanks swingsurfer but I don't think my son wants help...or think he does at this point.....

there're tons of different types of E out there. it'll often speed you up which is why people take it for all night dancing *flashback*. the main thing i'd be concerned about is the fact that he's running a race, and a main danger of E is dehydration. just check that there isn't an interaction with his medication though in case he does it again.
then again, kids make up stories to sound cool, and i'm not saying this is the case, but it's possible.
also, teenagers are moody, sleep lots and change eating habits a lot. look for changes in personality.
if you want your kid to get off drugs, have him visit the creepy homeless drug addict down the street. that's what made me cut my use waaaaay back. good luck!