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Club Drugs
The term club drug refers to a wide variety of dangerous drugs. These drugs are often used by young adults at all-night dance parties, dance clubs, and bars. They include
- Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), also known as Ecstasy XTC, X, E, Adam, Molly, Hug Beans, and Love Drug
- Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB), also known as G, Liquid Ecstasy, and Soap
- Ketamine, also known as Special K, K, Vitamin K, and Jet
- Rohypnol, also known as Roofies
- Methamphetamine, also known as Speed, Ice, Chalk, Meth, Crystal, Crank, and Glass
- Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD), also known as Acid, Blotter, and Dots
Club drugs are also sometimes used as "date rape" drugs, to make someone unable to say no to or fight back against sexual assault. Club drugs can cause serious health problems and sometimes death. They are even more dangerous if you use them with alcohol.
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Club Drugs (GHB, Ketamine, and Rohypnol)(National Institute on Drug Abuse)
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Hallucinogens - LSD, Peyote, Psilocybin, and PCP(National Institute on Drug Abuse)
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MDMA (Ecstasy)(National Institute on Drug Abuse)
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Club Drugs (GHB, Ketamine, and Rohypnol)
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- Club Drug Use(American Academy of Family Physicians)
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- Club Drugs(Department of Justice)
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Club Drugs(National Institute on Drug Abuse)
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Treatment
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Treatment Approaches for Drug Addiction(National Institute on Drug Abuse)
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Treatment Approaches for Drug Addiction
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Specific Conditions
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Other Drugs of Abuse
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Other Drugs of Abuse
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Related Issues
- Tips for Parents: The Truth about Club Drugs(Federal Bureau of Investigation)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Amphetamine Abuse(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Hallucinogens(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Amphetamine Abuse
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National Institute on Drug Abuse
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Statistics
- Club Drugs -- Facts and Figures(Department of Justice)
- Emergency Department Visits Related to "Ecstasy" Use Increased Nearly 75 Percent from 2004 to 2008(Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
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Children
- What You Need to Know about Drugs: Ecstasy(Nemours Foundation)
- What You Need to Know about Drugs: GHB(Nemours Foundation)
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Teenagers
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Mind Over Matter: Hallucinogens(National Institute on Drug Abuse)
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- Tips for Teens: The Truth about Club Drugs(Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) - PDF
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Mind Over Matter: Hallucinogens
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Women
- Date Rape Drugs(Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health)
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