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Club Drugs - Overview
Across the country, teens and young adults enjoy all-night
dance parties known as "raves" and increasingly
encounter more than just music. Dangerous substances
known collectively as club drugs-including MDMA
(Ecstasy), Methamphetamine, ketamine, LSD (Acid),
GHB, and Rohypnol - are gaining popularity.
These drugs aren't "fun drugs."
Although users may think these substances are harmless,
research has shown that club drugs can produce a range
of unwanted effects, including hallucinations, paranoia,
amnesia, and, in some cases, death. When used with alcohol,
these drugs can be even more harmful. Some club drugs
work on the same brain mechanisms as alcohol and, therefore,
can dangerously boost the effects of both substances.
Also, there are great differences among individuals
in how they react to these substances and no one can
predict how he or she will react. Some people have been
known to have extreme, even fatal, reactions the first
time they use club drugs. And studies suggest club drugs
found in party settings are often adulterated or impure
and thus even more dangerous.
Because some club drugs are colorless,
tasteless, and odorless,they are easy for people to
slip into drinks. Some of these drugs have been associated
with sexual assaults, and for that reason they are referred
to as "date rape drugs."
An Introduction to Club Drugs
"X," "Adam," and "Ecstasy"
are slang names for MDMA, which is a stimulant
and a hallucinogen. Young people may use Ecstasy to
improve their moods or get energy to keep dancing; however,
chronic abuse of MDMA appears to damage the brain's
ability to think and regulate emotion, memory, sleep,
and pain.
"G," "Liquid Ecstasy,"
"Georgia Home Boy" or Gamma-hydroxybutyrate
(GHB) may be made in homes by using recipes
with common ingredients. At lower doses, GHB can relax
the user, but, as the dose increases, the sedative effects
may result in sleep and eventual coma or death.
"Roofie" or "Roche" (Rohypnol)
is tasteless and odorless. It mixes easily in carbonated
beverages. Rohypnol may cause individuals under the
influence of the drug to forget what happened. Other
effects include low blood pressure, drowsiness, dizziness,
confusion, and stomach upset.
"Special K" or "K" (Ketamine)
is an anesthetic. Use of a small amount of ketamine
results in loss of attention span, learning ability,
and memory. At higher doses, ketamine can cause delirium,
amnesia, high blood pressure, depression, and severe
breathing problems.
"Speed," "Ice," "Chalk,"
"Meth" (Methamphetamine) is often
made in home laboratories. Methamphetamine use can cause
serious health concerns, including memory loss, aggression,
violence, psychotic behavior, and heart problems.
"Acid" or Lysergic Acid Diethylamide
(LSD) may cause unpredictable behavior depending
on the amount taken, where the drug is used, and on
the user's personality. A user might feel the following
effects: numbness, weakness, nausea, increased heart
rate, sweating, lack of appetite, "flashbacks,"
and sleeplessness.
Information contained above is courtesy
of The National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) for more
information please visit: http://www.nida.nih.gov and
http://archives.drugabuse.gov
If you have come across our Addiction Treatment
Center web site, is because you or someone
you love is in need of help for Club Drugs addiction.
Cove Center for Recovery is an Addiction Treatment
Center offering a premier drug addiction
treatment program that can help you or your
loved one. Our aim is to treat the whole person, and
not just an isolated symptom. During the addiction
treatment process we will work with the client
to identify the factors that may have contributed to
their addiction – home, work, relationships and
medical history. We also believe that families have
a vital role to play in the recovery process, and each
program has a place for family participation, to educate
them in the addiction treatment process
and to equip them for their role as supporters.
Call us at 1-888-387-6237 for further information on
our Club Drugs addiction treatment
program. Together, we can discuss how you may benefit
from seeking treatment at Cove Center for Recovery.
Reach out to us. Recovery from addiction is just a click or a phone call away.
If the information you are looking for is not found here and you need immediate
attention you may contact us:
Addiction Treatment for adults and young adults: 1-888-387-6237
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http://www.inspirationsyouth.com
You may also send us e-mail.
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