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Club Drugs

Club Drugs . By: Jeremy Lim & Saher Aqeel. Definition .  Club drugs is the generic term for psychoactive drugs, usually illegal, that are used by participants of the rave and dance club and recreational drug subculture. Types of Club Drugs . MDMA (ecstasy ) LSD (lysergic acid )

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Club Drugs

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  1. Club Drugs By: Jeremy Lim & SaherAqeel

  2. Definition •  Club drugs is the generic term for psychoactive drugs, usually illegal, that are used by participants of the rave and dance club and recreational drug subculture.

  3. Types of Club Drugs • MDMA (ecstasy) • LSD (lysergic acid) • Rohypnol (flunitrazepam) • GHB (gamma hydroxybutyrate) • Ketamine (ketamine hydrochloride) • Methamphetamine

  4. Effects • changed perceptions of time, environment, and tactile senses. • increase in body temperature, heart rate, and blood pressure • Dream like state and hallucinations • In some cases it can cause unpleasant feelings of anxiety and paranoia. • Overdoses can cause seizures and comas, and the substance can be dangerously combined with alcohol and other sedatives • temporary loss of physical and emotional control • sedative effects when combined with alcohol. • Dehydration • Brain Damage • Liver Damage • Kidney Failure

  5. Street Names • Katamine: Special K • GHB: Soap • Rohypnol: Roofies

  6. Descriptions

  7. How it started: MDMA (ecstasy) • MDMA, or ecstasy (also XTC, X, or E) is a semisynthetic drug that was patented in 1914 by the Merck Corporation. • The drug was not used for six decades, until interest in it gathered in the 1970s and 1980s, stimulated in part by psychologists and therapists who began experimenting with its possible uses in treating some psychological conditions including anxiety, depression, and post traumatic stress syndrome. • Due to health concerns over use of the drug, it was made a controlled substance in the 1980s, but manufacture and use of the drug has continued. 

  8. Effects: MDMA (ecstasy) • MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine) has stimulating effects in the body, and can create changed perceptions of time, environment, and tactile senses. It can cause an increase in body temperature, heart rate, and blood pressure. In some cases it can cause unpleasant feelings of anxiety and paranoia. It works in the body by affecting the serotonin system in the brain. • MDMA causes the brain to be flooded with the neurotransmitter, which creates a feeling of euphoria in the user. After the effects of the drug wear off, a temporary decrease in serotonin levels is caused in the brain, and users may report feelings of mild depression for days or weeks after ingestion.

  9. Dangers: MDMA (ecstasy) • Dangers associated with the drug include increased body temperature, that may be complicated by hot environments and physical activities such as dancing or immersion in hot tubs or saunas.  • Dehydration is a common occurrence with the drug. It can also cause increased heart rate and blood pressure. • Studies have implied that long-term MDMA users may have decreased memory function. Other problems associated with the substance arise when the chemical is adulterated by more dangerous substances such as methamphetamines and toxic compounds, and mixing MDMA with other intoxicants including alcohol and cocaine.

  10. LSD (lysergic acid) • LSD is a psychedelic or hallucinogenic substance. Effects of these drugs range from euphoria to intense hallucinations and distorted or enhanced perceptions. Dangers associated with these substances include temporary loss of physical and emotional control and psychological distress.

  11. Rohypnol (flunitrazepam) • A powerful sedative that has been termed a "date rape" drug. It can cause "anterograde amnesia" meaning that those taking the substance may lose memory of events occurring under its effects. It may be fatal when combined with alcohol and other depressants.

  12. GHB (gamma hydroxybutyrate) • GHB is a substance with euphoric, depressant, and anabolic (body building) effects in the body. Overdoses can cause seizures and comas, and the substance can be dangerously combined with alcohol and other sedatives. It has also been termed a date rape drug, due to its powerful sedative effects when combined with alcohol.

  13. Ketamine (ketamine hydrochloride) • Ketamine is a preoperative anesthetic that is used in veterinary medicine It makes the user feel detached from their environment and is also used for pain relief and memory loss. I • t is also a drug that has been used for sexual assaults. It is illegal in the United States, usually smuggled from Mexico or stolen from veterinary clinics. The drug acts fast and lasts for 30-60 minutes. It is usually smoked or snorted after being warmed into crystals and ground into powder. Liquid Ketamine is mixed into drinks or injected.

  14. Quiz 1. Which of the following is NOT a club drug? a) MDMA b) rohypnol c) cocaine d) ketamine 2. True or False: Club Drugs cause temporary memory loss and sedative effects. 3. True or False: Ketamine is legal in the United States and is usually available at supermarkets 4. True or False: Most Club Drugs, when mixed with alcohol, have lethal effects 5. What is the street name for GHB? a) Roofies b)soap c) special K d)jet

  15. Answers • C: Cocaine • True • False • True • B: Soap

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