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Search HIPusa.com Powered by Behavioral Health Options HIP Behavioral Health Services Mental Health Center Closings Mental Health Network Providers Common Psychiatric Disorders Information for members regarding Timothy's Law	Substance-Related Disorders Club Drugs Important Facts "Ecstasy" (MDMA) "Special K" (Ketamine) "Meth" (Methamphetamine) Acid (LSD) Signs That Someone is Using For Parents: What to Listen For Important Facts The most common club drugs include MDMA ("ecstasy"), Methamphetamine ("meth"), Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD), and Ketamine ("Special K"). Club drugs are illegal, and are often produced in makeshift laboratories. As a result, it is impossible to know exactly what chemicals are used to produce them, where they come from, and therefore how strong or dangerous they are. Teens and young adults who are part of the nightclub, bar, rave and trance scenes may be more likely to use club drugs. Most club drugs are odorless and tasteless. Club drugs can be addictive. Common effects of club drugs include: Blurred vision Impaired senses, memory and judgment Loss of muscle and motor control, reduced coordination Seizures High doses of club drugs can cause: Coma Death Increase in body temperature Kidney and cardiovascular system failure Muscle breakdown Severe breathing problems Some effects of club drugs may occur even weeks after taking them (e.g., confusion, depression, anxiety, paranoia or difficulty sleeping). Using club drugs, while dancing for extended periods of time, under hot and/or crowded conditions, can lead to extreme dehydration and heart or kidney failure. Mixing various club drugs or taking them with alcohol is extremely dangerous and can be deadly. Regular use of club drugs may result in permanent damage to the brain’s ability to think and store memories. No club drug is harmless. [ back to top ] "Ecstasy" (MDMA) Ecstasy is a synthetic drug with both stimulant and hallucinogenic properties. Ecstasy is usually taken in pill form but some users inhale it, inject it or use it as a suppository. Ecstasy users encounter problems similar to those faced by amphetamine users. Ecstasy is associated with approximately 3,000 emergency room visits per year. Ecstasy use can lead to heart or kidney failure. Side effects of ecstasy may include: Blurred vision Chills or sweating Confusion Damage to parts of the brain critical to thought, memory and pleasure Depression Faintness Increased blood pressure Increased heart rate Involuntary teeth clenching Muscle tension Nausea Paranoia Severe anxiety Sleep problems [ back to top ] "Special K" (Ketamine) Special K is both a depressant and stimulant. It depresses the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) but increases heart rate and blood pressure. Special K may also produce loss of consciousness, dream-like states and/or hallucinations. Special K can lead to heart or kidney failure. Use of even a small amount of Special K can reduce: Attention span Learning ability Memory At higher doses, Special K can cause: Amnesia Delirium Depression High blood pressure Severe breathing problems [ back to top ] "Meth" (Methamphetamine) Meth is often made in home laboratories. Meth can cause serious health problems including: Aggression Heart problems Memory loss Psychotic behavior Violence [ back to top ] LSD (Acid) LSD affects the brain; distorting the way our senses work and changing perceptions of time and space. LSD causes hallucinations (imagined experiences that seem real). Some hallucinations may be associated with powerful negative experiences, referred to as “bad trips.” These may involve an overwhelming sense of fear, perhaps of being abandoned, going insane or dying. LSD may cause unpredictable behavior. Users of LSD may experience: Difficulty concentrating and/or communicating "Flashbacks" Inability to distinguish between reality and illusion Increased heart rate Lack of appetite Nausea Numbness Sweating Sleeplessness Weakness [ back to top ] Signs That Someone is Using Club Drugs Anxiety Chills or sweating Confusion Depression Dizziness Fainting Loss of coordination Paranoia Problems remembering things they recently said or did Sleep problems Slurred speech [ back to top ] Parents: What to Listen for "Ecstasy" Adam and Eve B-bombs, E-bombs Blue kisses Cristal (Spanish) Decadence Diamonds Disco Biscuit Doctor E-tard E Ecstasy Happy Pill Ice Kleenex Lover’s Speed, Speed for Lovers M & M Rave energy Roca(Spanish) Scooby Snacks Strawberry Short Cake X X-ing XTC *"Special K"* Bump Green Jet K Ket K-hole Kit-kat Super Acid Vitamin K *"Meth"* Boo Chicken Feed Crank Cristina (Spanish) Crystal, Crystal Meth Glass, L.A. Glass Go-fast Hot Ice Ice, L.A. Ice Jet Fuel Load of Laundry Maui - Wowie Meth Head Meth Monster Meth Speedball (Meth combined with heroin) Motorcycle Crack Quartz Scootie Soap Dope Speed Tick Tick Tina White Cross Yellow Bam, Yellow Powder *LSD* A Acid Acido (Spanish) Animal Battery Acid Bird Head Black Sunshine Blotter, Blotter Acid Blue Acid Boomers Brown Bombers California Sunshine Candy Raver Cap Chief Chocolate Chips Coffee Crackers Cube, Sugar Cube Cupcakes D Dots Electric Kool Aid Flash Ghost Golden Dragon Goofy’s LBJ Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds Mellow Yellow Microdot Mind Detergent Paper Acid Pink Panther Pink Witches Purple Haze Rainbow White Dust Ying Yang Zen [ back to top ]