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Ecstacy / Club Drugs

This entire category of drugs is fairly new and consists of a variety of different chemical compounds. Although the actual drugs contained in this category have been around for quite sometime, they have not shared the popularity of other drugs until the last ten years or so.

There are several drugs of choice in this category. For the most part they are manufactured cheaply by backyards chemists and one would never know exactly what one was taking as the ingredients vary from " batch to batch ". The inconsistency adds greatly to the dangers of taking this drug.

Ecstasy ( methylenedioxmethamphetamine ) ( MDMA ) 

Ecstasy is a stimulant that combines the properties of methamphetamine or speed with the properties of mescaline, which gives Ecstasy some hallucinogenic components as well. An Ecstasy " high " can last anywhere from the average 4-6 hours all the way to 24 or more. Ecstasy effects cause a feeling of euphoria, enhanced mental and emotional clarity, anxiety, and paranoia. Heavy doses can cause hallucinations, sensations of floating, depression, paranoid thinking, and violent irrational behavior.

GHB ( Gama - hydrrroxybutrate )

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 comma or death.

Rohypnol  ( Flunitrazepam )

Rohypnol is tasteless and odorless. It is a member of the benzodiazepine family. It was titled the original " Date Rape ' Drug as one of its main effects especially when taken with alcohol is that it produces amnesia. Other effects include low blood pressure, drowsiness, dizziness, confusion and stomach upset.

Ketamine

Ketamine is an anesthetic that was developed in 1960 and approved for use on animals. Use can result in loss of attention span, learning ability and memory up to delirium, amnesia, high blood pressure, depression, and severe breathing problems.

PCP ( Phencyclidine )

PCP is an anesthetic, primarily for use on primates. PCP is often sprinkled on marijuana and smoked. PCP can cause delirium, amnesia, high blood pressure, depression and severe breathing problems. Chronic use can result in psychiatric  problems including depression, anxiety and paranoid psychosis.

LSD ( Lysergic Acid Diethylamide )

LSD may cause unpredictable behavior depending on the amount taken, where the drug is used, and the user's personality. LSD is a hallucinogenic and frequently causes the user to see things that are not real. A user might feel the following effects: numbness, weakness, nausea, increased heart rate, sweating, lack of appetite, " flashbacks " and sleeplessness.

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