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1 BY: MELISSA GROSSMAN, LILY ARIC, & CHRIS JACILDO

2 The reason why they are called club drugs is because they are mostly used at raves, nightclubs and concerts. Club drugs can and will kill you.

3 The real name for this stimulant is methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) Ecstasy has hallucinogens. They can cause you to see or feel things that are not even there. Ecstasy is usually taken by pill but can also be taken other ways. Liquid ecstasy is Gamma Hydroxybutyrate. This substance is found in drain cleaner, floor stripper. It can also destroy alarm signals given out by the body About the drug and effects

4 Some effects from PISES Ecstasy can effect emotion like depression, emotional instability, happiness for a short time. And for social, you will neglect friends and family or forgetting what you did/say to them.

5 How do you use ecstasy? There are different ways to use ecstasy - orally - nasally (snorting pills)

6 Why? teens and young people use this drug Again this drug is mainly used at big parties, concerts, etc., so they may use it because its there or because of peer pressure Teens also think that they will feel good and once they take the drug the mind thinks they need the drug or it even makes them want other drugs

7 Cadillac Adam Beans California Sunrise Clarity E Essence Elephants Eve Hug Hug Drug Scooby snacks Love pill Lover’s speed Roll X Snowball XE XTC Street names

8 Impaired judgment False sense of affection Confusion Depression Sleep problems Severe anxiety Paranoia Drugs cravings Muscle tension Involuntary teeth denching Nausea Blurred vision Faintness and chills or swelling

9 Brain damage affecting thought and memory Damage to portions of the brain that regulate critical functions such as learning, sleep and emotion It is as if the brain switchboard were torn apart, then rewired backwards Degenerated nerve branches and nerve endings Depression, anxiety, memory loss Kidney failure Hemorrhaging Psychosis Cardio-vascular collapse Convulsions death

10 In 2001 8.1 million people of the ages 12 and up tried ecstasy but in 2000 it was only 6.5 million. Between 1995 and 2001 the amount of teens who used ecstasy increased by 140% Ecstasy is one of the most common drugs use by teens and other young people. People have died just by using it once When ecstasy became a club drug, the ER incidents have increased by 1,200%

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13 Question 1 What is the name for liquid ecstasy

14 Answer GHB (Gamma Hydroxybutyrate)

15 Question 2 Name 4 street names for ecstasy

16 Answer Cadillac Hug Drug Adam Scooby snacks Beans Love pill California Sunrise Lover’s speed Clarity Roll E X Essence Snowball Elephants XE Eve XTC Hug

17 Question 3 What do hallucinogens do?

18 Answer They make you see / feel things that aren't even in existence.

19 Question 4 Why are they called club drugs?

20 Answer Those drugs are mainly used at clubs and concerts and raves.

21 Question 5 What are 5 long term effects of using ecstasy.

22 Answers -Brain damage affecting thought and memory -Damage to portions of the brain that regulate critical functions such as learning, sleep and emotion -It is as if the brain switchboard were torn apart, then rewired backwards -Degenerated nerve branches and nerve endings -Depression, anxiety, memory loss -Kidney failure -Hemorrhaging -Psychosis -Cardio-vascular collapse -Convulsions -death

23 Question 6 What are 3 short term effects of using ecstasy?

24 Answers Impaired judgment False sense of affection Confusion Depression Sleep problems Severe anxiety Paranoia Drugs cravings Muscle tension Involuntary teeth denching Nausea Blurred vision Faintness and chills or swelling

25 Question 7 1) In 2000 the amount of people using ecstasy was ______ million 2) in 2001 the amount was ______ million

26 Answers 1) 6.5 million 2) 8.1 million

27 Question 8 Name a way to take ecstasy

28 Answer orally, nasally (snorting pills)

29 Question 9 Why do teenagers use ecstasy?

30 Answer They think they will make them feel good Its used at parties and concerts and also because of peer pressure.


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