Designer Drugs/Club Drugs Club drugs are synthetic, illegal drugs produced in underground labs that change the molecular structure of an existing drug to create a new substance and sold on the street. Some examples of these drug include: Ecstasy, GHB, Rohypnol, & Ketamine

Ecstasy: MDMA It is part stimulant (similar to cocaine) and a hallucinogen (similar to LSD). Produces energy as well as distortions in time in perception and intensifies the sense of touch – “love drug”. Comes in pill, tablet or capsule and powder form Can interfere with the body’s ability to regulate temperature, cardiovascular failure, increase heart rate/blood pressure, nausea, blurred vision, and dehydration. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b31XA48Qscg

Psychological Effects These drugs can: impair your senses impair your memory impair your judgment & coordination Can make users severely hallucinate

Other Facts: Club drugs are a group of psychoactive drugs Tend to be abused by teens and young adults at a nightclub, bar, rave, or trance scene. Can lead to death in some cases!

Ecstasy: MDMA

“Molly” It is a toxic mixture of unknown, lab created chemicals and is more dangerous because of this!!! It is easier to have a bad reaction on Molly because these chemicals are always changing! Only 13% of the “Molly” seized in the last FOUR years by the DEA ACTUALLY contained MDMA.

GHB What is it? What are its effects? A depressant & was originally developed as a sleep-aid. Usually comes in an odorless liquid, but can be found in powder and capsule form. Effects are felts within ten minutes & effects lasts for 2-3 hours What are its effects? If mixed with alcohol GHB can slow breathing; can cause cardiovascular and respiration failure. A low dose of GHB = similar effects to alcohol; can make the user feel relaxed, happy, and sociable. A higher dose = user feeling dizzy and sleepy; may cause loss of consciousness.

GHB https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4AxGkzzDUw

Rohypnol What is it? Depressant = Similar to Valium/Xanax Considered a “date rape drug” What are its effects? People become incapacitated and prevents them from resisting sexual assault. Amnesia (can’t remember what happened) Sedation, muscle relaxation, reduces anxiety, and prevention of convulsions.

Rohypnol

Ketamine What is it? Hallucinogen Pet tranquilizer What are its effects? Anesthetic used to sedate animals- it alters perception of sight and sound and produces feelings of detachment from environment and oneself when injected. High can lasts 30 minutes to 2 hours.

Ketamine http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWpX0OBObK0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbV1jAK7cRY http://www.snagfilms.com/films/title/drugs_inc_ketamine

Final facts about designer/club drugs Because some club drugs are colorless, tasteless, and odorless, they can be added unobtrusively to beverages by individuals who want to intoxicate or sedate others. Mixing these drugs with alcohol is dangerous!!! (Alcohol will enhance the effects of these drugs and can cause cardiovascular failure) These drugs are know as “party pills” and may promise feelings of well being, but since they are synthetic drugs, we never know the purity or what substances are mixed together.