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, Adam, Clarity and Lover's Speed
- Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB), also known as Grievous Bodily Harm, G, Liquid Ecstasy and Georgia Home Boy
- Ketamine, also known as Special K, K, Vitamin K, Cat Valium
- Rohypnol, also known as Roofies, Rophies, Roche, Forget-me Pill
- Methamphetamine, also known as Speed, Ice, Chalk, Meth, Crystal, Crank, Fire, Glass
- Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD), also known as or Acid, Boomers, Yellow Sunshines
Club drugs have become more common in recent years. Sometimes people use them to commit sexual assaults. Club drugs can cause serious health problems and sometimes death. They are even more dangerous if you use them with alcohol.
National Institute on Drug Abuse
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Club Drugs (Ecstasy, Rohypnol, GHB, Ketamine)
(National Institute on Drug Abuse) - http://www.nida.nih.gov/Infofacts/clubdrugs.html
Also available in Spanish http://www.nida.nih.gov/Infofacts/Clubdrugs-sp.html
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Club Drugs(National Institute on Drug Abuse) - http://www.nida.nih.gov/ClubAlert/Clubdrugalert.html
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Treatment Approaches for Drug Addiction(National Institute on Drug Abuse) - http://www.nida.nih.gov/Infofacts/TreatMeth.html
Also available in Spanish http://www.nida.nih.gov/Infofacts/Metodos-Sp.html
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Hallucinogens and Dissociative Drugs: Including LSD, PCP, Ketamine, Dextromethorphan(National Institute on Drug Abuse) - http://www.nida.nih.gov/ResearchReports/hallucinogens/hallucinogens.html
Also available in Spanish http://www.nida.nih.gov/researchreports/alucinogenos/alucinogenos.html
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MDMA (Ecstasy) Abuse(National Institute on Drug Abuse) - http://www.nida.nih.gov/ResearchReports/MDMA/
Also available in Spanish http://www.nida.nih.gov/ResearchReports/Extasis/default.html
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Rohypnol and GHB(National Institute on Drug Abuse) - http://www.nida.nih.gov/infofacts/RohypnolGHB.html
Also available in Spanish http://www.nida.nih.gov/Infofacts/Rohypnol-Sp.html
- What Are Raves?(Federal Bureau of Investigation) - http://www.fbi.gov/hq/ood/opca/outreach/clubdrugs/clubdrug.htm
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Amphetamine Abuse(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=amphetamine+(abuse+OR+dependence)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDMA)(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine%22
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Sodium Oxybate(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Sodium+Oxybate%22
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: Usefulness of rate of increase in SPECT counts in one-day... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18600426&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: Multivariate modeling of club drug use initiation among gay and... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18570022&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: Trends in population drug use in New Zealand: findings from... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18535647&tool=MedlinePlus
- Club Drugs -- see more articles - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=pubmed&term=((amphetamines[majr]+OR+amphetamine-related+disorders[mh])+NOT+methamphetamine[mh])+OR+flunitrazepam[mh]+OR+sodium+oxybate[mh]+OR+ketamine[mh]+OR+gamma-hydroxybutyrate[mh]+OR+designer+drugs[mh]+AND+(club[tiab]+OR+leisure+activities[mh]+OR+rape[mh]+OR+rave[tiab]+OR+street[tiab]+OR+street+drugs[mh])+AND+humans[mh]+AND+english[la]+NOT+(letter[pt]+OR+editorial[pt]+OR+case+reports[pt]+OR+cannabis[majr]+OR+cocaine[majr]+OR+cocaine+related+disorders[majr]+OR+heroin[majr]+OR+heroin+dependence[majr])&doptcmdl=summary&cmd_current=Limits&pmfilter_EDatLimit=last+1+Year&tool=MedlinePlus
- Street Terms: Drugs and the Drug Trade: Club Drugs(Office of National Drug Control Policy) - http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/streetterms/ByType.asp?intTypeID=53
- Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator(Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) - http://dasis3.samhsa.gov/
- Drug Enforcement Administration - http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/
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National Institute on Drug Abuse - http://www.nida.nih.gov/
- Office of National Drug Control Policy - http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/
- Partnership for a Drug-Free America - http://www.drugfree.org/
- Club Drugs (MDMA/Ecstasy, Rohypnol, GHB, Ketamine)(Office of National Drug Control Policy) - http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/drugfact/club/
- What You Need to Know about Drugs: Ecstasy(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/kid/grow/drugs_alcohol/know_drugs_ecstasy.html
- What You Need to Know about Drugs: GHB(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/kid/grow/drugs_alcohol/ghb.html
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Club Drugs Aren't "Fun Drugs"(National Institute on Drug Abuse) - http://www.nida.nih.gov/Published_Articles/fundrugs.html
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NIDA for Teens(National Institute on Drug Abuse) - http://www.teens.drugabuse.gov/
- Survey Shows Parents Need Facts about Ecstasy(Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) - http://www.family.samhsa.gov/monitor/parentsurvey.aspx
- Tips for Teens: The Truth about Club Drugs(Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) - http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/govpubs/phd852/
- Date Rape Drugs(National Women's Health Information Center) - http://womenshealth.gov/faq/rohypnol.htm
- Drug Abuse - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/drugabuse.html
- Methamphetamine - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/methamphetamine.html
- Substance Abuse Problems - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/substanceabuseproblems.html
The primary NIH organization for research on Club Drugs is the National Institute on Drug Abuse - http://www.nida.nih.gov/