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Club Drugs
Club Drugs
► General
term for a # of illicit drugs primarily
synthetic, most commonly encountered at
night clubs or ‘raves’.
► AKA = designer drugs
► No quality control – not safe
► Often altered – used in conjunction with
other drugs – emergency medical response
complicated.
Ecstasy
► Desired
Effects
Euphoria
Increase energy
Relaxed
Feelings (love,
belonging)
 Heightened sensations
 Intense visual
perceptions
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► Negative
Side Effects
Jaw clenching
Increased BP, HR
Dehydration
Hyperthermia
“Crash” =
fatigue/depression
 Cerebral edema
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Rohypnol
► Very
similar to valium (10x the strength)
► Causes deep sedation, blackouts, amnesia,
respiratory distress
► Dissolves easily in carbonated drinks…..has
been implicated in sexual assaults = “date
rape drug”
GHB
► Used
as a sexual assault agent because:
Easily obtainable
Easily administered
Quick onset
Amnesia makes victim unreliable witness
Cleared from the system relatively quickly so
difficult to trace
 Salty, Pill form
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GHB
► CNS
depressant
► Synergistic effect with alcohol and other
drugs.
► Made from ingredients like degreasing
solvent or floor stripper mixed with drain
cleaner.
► Clear liquid, may come as gel or powder.
► Has slightly salty taste, easily masked
GHB
► Overdose
► In
potential is great!!!
30 minutes after consuming a cap full, it
would be as if one had consumed 750 ml of
80 proof liquor.
Ketamine
► Primarily
used in veterinary medicine as a
surgical anesthetic
► Liquid or white powder which is snorted or
smoked with pot or tobacco, consumed in
drinks
► With high doses user experiences similar
effects to LSD
Ketamine
► Rapid
onset 10-20 minutes
► May experience loss of senses, sense of
time, identity…delirium, amnesia, memory
or cognitive difficulties, fatal respiratory
problems, heart arrthymia
► Street name: K, Special K, Cat Valium
LSD
► Most
potent chemical to affect the brain…it
appears to work by profound disruption of
brain neurotransmitters.
► High lasts 6-14 hours
► Mental effects include changes in
perception, thinking, emotion, and selfimage
► After effects include: flashbacks, psychotic
states, and recurrent depression.
Hallucinogens
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LSD (Acid) = Made from a grain fungus.
 Method = Usually a small square of paper placed in the mouth.
 Effect – Rise in blood pressure, chills, fever, trembling, and
confusion of the senses.
 Sometimes users panic when they can’t stop the trip.
 Flashbacks = LSD is fat soluble and flashbacks may occur.
 Addiction = the psychological desire to continue using is
overwhelming.
Psilocybin (mushrooms) – Eaten.
Effects = cramps, sweating, vomiting, followed by a trip.