Produced by: Lisa Guadalupe

Definition:

Club drugs are the drugs being used by young adults at

dance parties, raves, clubs, and bars!!!

Common Club Drugs:

• ECSTASY

• GHB

• ROHYPNOL

• METHAMPHETAMINE

ECSTASECSTASY

ECSTASY IS USUALLY TAKEN ORALLY AS A TABLET

EFFECTS OF ECSTASYEFFECTS OF ECSTASY• INCREASE HEART RATE• INCREASE BLOOD PRESSURE• ELEVATION OF BODY TEMPERATURE

DANGERS OF ECSTASYDANGERS OF ECSTASY

! KIDNEY AND CARDIOVASCULAR FAILURE

! CHORNIC ABUSE MAY PRODUCE LONG-LASTING NEUROTOXIC EFFECTS IN THE BRAIN

! DEATHDEATH

GHBGHB

GHB can be produced in clear liquid, white powder, tablet, and

capsule forms, and it is often used in combination with

alcohol, making it even more dangerous

EFFECTS OF GHBEFFECTS OF GHB

• SEDATIVE

• EUPHORIANT

• CAN BUILD MUSCLES

DANGERS OF GHBDANGERS OF GHB

! SLOWS BREATHING AND HEART RATE

! OVERDOSE & POISONING CAN OCCUR QUICKLY

! DEATHDEATH

ROHYPNOLROHYPNOL

ROHYPNOL IS TAKEN ORALLY IN TABLET FORM OR

DISSOLVED IN BEVERAGES

EFFECTS 0F ROHYPNOLEFFECTS 0F ROHYPNOL

• “ANTEROGRADE AMNESIA“ THE REASON WHY IT IS KNOWN AS “THE FORGET-ME PILL“

• VISUAL DISTURBANCES• DIZZINESS

DANGERS OF ROHYPNOLDANGERS OF ROHYPNOL

! DECREASED BLOOD PRESSURE

! GASTROINTESTINAL DISTURBANCES

! DATE RAPE DRUG

METHAMPHETAMINEMETHAMPHETAMINE

METHAMPHETAMINES ARE HIGHLY ADDIDICTIVE

STIMULANTS THAT CAN BE SNORTED, INJECTED, SMOKED,

OR TAKEN ORALLY

EFFECTS OF METHEFFECTS OF METH

• INCREASED LEVELS OF ACTIVITY

• EXCITED SPEECH

• DECREASED APPETITE

DANGERS OF METHDANGERS OF METH

! MEMORY LOSS

! PSYCHOTIC BEHAVIOR

! CARDIAC DAMAGE

BOTTOM LINEBOTTOM LINE

CLUB DRUGS ARE NOT AS HARMLESS AS SOME YOUNG ADULTS MAY THINK

REMEMBER

CLUB DRUGS CAUSE:PARANOIAAMNESIADEATHDEATH

CLUB CLUB DRUGSDRUGS

Resources:

• NIDA Website on Club Drugs http://www.clubdrugs.org (facts source)

• Microsoft Clip Gallery Live©2003 Microsoft Corporation (clip art)

• http://www.drugabuse.gov/pubs/teaching/teaching4/largegifs/slide12.gif (slide 6pic)

• http://www.drugabuse.gov/Published_Articles/fundrugs.html (bottom line source)