Ecstasy and Club Drugs

Addictive Disease Center

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· Cocaine and Crack

· Ecstasy and Club Drugs

· Hallucinogens

· Methamphetamine

· PCP

· Prescription Drugs

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Text Box: Club Drugs Typically used by teenagers and young adults at bars, clubs, concerts, and parties. The most common club drugs include Ecstasy (MDMA), GHB, Rohypnol and Ketamine. Impurity is a risk associated with Club Drugs; doses can contain additives such as caffeine, cocaine, ketamine, methamphetamine and dextromethorphan (a cough suppressant). Club Drugs are psychologically addictive, causing withdrawl symptoms such as fatigue, loss of appetite, depression and cravings for more of the drug. Ecstasy (MDMA) Aka: E, X, XTC, Rolls Street ecstasy, especially pressed pills, is often mixed with a wide variety of adulterants that can cause a variety of negative side effects both unpleasant and dangerous. MDMA is a known neurotoxin, and negative effects can include overheating, nausea, vomiting, jaw-clenching, eye-twitching, and dizziness, as well as depression and fatigue in following days Intoxicating Effects Mental stimulation Sensory sensitivity Euphoria Increased energy Increased alertness Urge to hug and kiss people Rohypnol and GHB AKA: Roofies, Roach, Liquid Ecstasy, Easy Lay, Georgia Home Boy Both Rohypnol and GHB are colorless, odorless and tasteless depressants. Small doses of Rohypnol or GHB have effects similar to Alcohol, while larger doses can produce nausea, blackouts and anterograde amnesia, which means that users may not remember events experienced while under the drug. Rohypnol and GHB may be used to incapacitate users and prevent them from resisting sexual assault, and when mixed with alcohol or other depressants can be lethal. Intoxicating Effects Relaxation Increased sociability Slurred speech Loss of motor control Ketamine Aka: K, Special K, Vitamin K. Cat Tranquilizer Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic, developed in the 1960's, used primarily for veterinary anesthesiology. Ketamine may be injected, snorted or taken orally. Katamine is psychologically addictive with withdrawl symptoms including depression, nervousness and insomnia. Intoxicating Effects Visual hallucinations Mild inebriation Loss of motor control Egocentrism

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Possible Health Consequences

o Teeth grinding

o Hyperthermia

o Dizziness, Nausea

o Memory loss

o Panic attacks

o Blurred vision

o Liver failure

o Heart failure

o Kidney failure

Possible Health Consequences

Nausea

Difficulty breathing

Dizziness

Vomiting

Coma

Convulsions

Amnesia

Possible Health Consequences

Delirium

Amnesia

Vertigo

Nausea

Near death experiences

Blackouts

Increased blood pressure

Increased heart rate

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