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Club Drugs 1. What Are Club Drugs? Club drugs are a group of psychoactive drugs that tend to be abused by teens and young adults at bars, nightclubs,

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1 Club Drugs 1

2 What Are Club Drugs? Club drugs are a group of psychoactive drugs that tend to be abused by teens and young adults at bars, nightclubs, concerts, and parties. 2

3 MDMA (ecstasy) What is MDMA? MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxy- methamphetamine) MDMA, called “adam,” “ecstasy,” or “XTC” 3

4 Nervous Agitated Depression Exhaustion Dehydration High Blood Temperature Hyperthermia Effects Organ Failure Heart Attack Coma Death 4

5 Side effects Rapid Eye Movement Tension Teeth Clenching Nausea Blurred Vision Faintness Chills Sweating 5

6 Psychological Effects Depression Loss of appetite Fatigue Confusion Sleep disturbances Anxiety Paranoia Psychotic episodes 6

7 Drug Purity Add pics 7

8 The Love Drug Takes about 20 min Lasts 3-6 hrs sometimes longer Sense of well-being Euphoria Enhanced sense of touch Boost in energy Feel more sexual 8

9 OD Extreme nausea Unable to sweat or urinate Muscle cramps Unconscious Overheated 9

10 Rohypnol Dangerous when taken on its own, and fatally dangerous when combined with alcohol, Rohypnol is horrifyingly infamous for being the "date-rape drug" 10

11 Rohypnol is tasteless and odorless, and it dissolves easily in carbonated beverages. The sedative and toxic effects of Rohypnol are aggravated by concurrent use of alcohol. Even without alcohol, a dose of Rohypnol as small as 1 mg can impair a victim for 8 to 12 hours. 11

12 What does Rohypnol look like? 12

13 Effects Effect within 20 to 30 minutes Tolerance With other drugs 13

14 Are there other drugs that are being abused like Rohypnol? 14

15 Gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) What is it???? 15

16 GHB 16

17 Effects Of GHB What GHB does to you depends on: how much you take the type of GHB you take your height and weight your general health your mood your past experience with GHB whether you use GHB on its own or with other drugs whether you use alone or with others, at home or at a party, etc. 17

18 Immediate effects of small amounts of GHB You May: feel good and confident feel excited or upset take more risks than usual have a heightened sense of touch want to have sex feel drowsy or sleepy suffer memory lapses feel dizzy get headaches suffer from tremors feel sick have diarrhoea or urinary incontinence effects on your body may include that: your heart beats slower your body temperature lowers 18

19 Large amounts of GHB If you take high doses of GHB you may: feel dizzy suffer from tremors vomit get tunnel vision become uncoordinated (ataxia) become disorientated feel confused, irritated or agitated hallucinate have blackouts and memory lapses have convulsions (fits) have a heart attack overdose go into a coma 19

20 OD Appear to be asleep but cannot be woken. Be incoherent, sweating profusely, vomiting and have irregular or shallow breathing. Not be able to stand and/or have involuntary muscle contractions. An overdose of GHB can cause: Faster, irregular or weak heartbeat Breathing problems Heart attack Coma Death. 20

21 Withdrawal confusion, agitation, anxiety, panic paranoia insomnia shaking muscle cramps perspiration delirium deep depression (feeling very down or sad) hallucinations tachycardia (rapid heartbeat) 21

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23 Ketamine Can: Reduce sensations in the body Make some people physically incapable of moving while under the influence. Cause changes in how people see and hear things. Cause confusion, panic attacks, and depression 23

24 Risks You don't feel pain properly Mixing with other drugs Bladder problems Abscesses Mental Health 24

25 Methamphetamine 25

26 What are its short-term effects? Anxiety Nervousness Convulsions Heart Attack Rush High EuphoriaAgitation Violence Insomnia Decreased appetite Irritability 26

27 What are its long-term effects? Tolerance Paranoia Hallucinations Repetitive behavior Delusions of bugs Psychosis Stoke Death 27

28 Withdrawal Feeling moody or flat, right through to being severely depressed Lack of energy, lethargic, exhaustion Getting no enjoyment or pleasure from usual activities Feeling irritable, angry, having a ‘short fuse’ Feeling agitated so you can’t sit or lie still, feeling anxious or nervous Having aches and pains Sleep disturbance, insomnia Problems with concentration and memory Cravings to use meth 28

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