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CLUB DRUGS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW & MORE!. WHAT ARE CLUB DRUGS?. Ecstasy E XTC Love Drug Hug Drug Lover’s Speed Disco Biscuits A YOUNG AFFLUENT CAUCASIAN PHENOMENON. CHEMICAL COMPOSITION.
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CLUB DRUGS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW & MORE!
WHAT ARE CLUB DRUGS? • Ecstasy • E • XTC • Love Drug • Hug Drug • Lover’s Speed • Disco Biscuits • A YOUNG AFFLUENT CAUCASIAN PHENOMENON
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION MDMA is a stimulant with mild hallucinogenic properties. , similar in chemical composition to both MDA & METHAMPHETAMINE.
Ecstasy Tablets Microgram: April 2000
WAYS TO INGEST/COMSUME • Orally - Tablet or capsule • Inhaled • Smoked/Laced • Suppository (common) • Enema (common) • Injected • Combined with other drugs
High Body Temperature Dehydration Grinding Teeth Tightening of jaw muscles Accentuated Sensory Headaches Body/Muscle Aches Shoulders Back Neck Stomach cramps Flu symptoms Increase inblood pressure Increase in heart rate Dilated pupils/bronchi Alertness Acne/Skin rash - Body Depression Fatigue Paranoia PHYSIOLOGY SHORT TERM
COMPLICATIONS LONG TERM • Blood Clotting - High Temperature (1st leading cause of death) • Deterioration of Muscle Proteins - May Burst (2nd leading cause of death) • Brain Damage • Kidney Failure • Cardiovascular Collapse • Stroke • Liver Failure • Respiratory Failure • Psychosis • Death
Pacifiers- real & candy Rubber Toys Massagers Glo Sticks Blow Pops Suckers Popsicles Pixie Sticks Tootsie Rolls Altoid Boxes M&M’s Skittles Candy Necklaces Clothing Stash Panties Vicks Vapor Rub Vicks Inhalers Dust masks Viagra PARAPHENALIA/CAMOUFLAGE
AWARENESS/LANGUAGE • Rolling • Cocktailing • Massaging - Cuddle Puddle • Loud pulsating/pounding music • Speaker Freaker • Whirling - to release pressure on back • Enhances sexual stimulation • Alcohol is not a factor • Attractive to all teens • INTERNET
Summary • MDMA (Ecstasy) Adrenaline/methamphetamine - stimulant Mescaline - mild hallucinogenic • Gamma Hydroxybutyrate (GHB) barbiturate-like: sedative/hypnotic depressant • Ketamine (Special K) Phencyclidine (PCP) - intoxication/sensory deprivation, hallucinogenic
INFORMATION/RESOURCES • Clubs - Teen Hangouts • Internet • Websites - mtsd.k12.wi.us • Drug/Alcohol Testing Kits