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Designer Drugs/Club Drugs Club drugs are synthetic, illegal drugs produced in underground labs that change the molecular structure of an existing drug.

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1 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

2 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

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

4 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!

5 Ecstasy: MDMA

6 “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 last FOUR years by the DEA ACTUALLY contained MDMA.


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