Club Drugs Summary Club drugs are group of psychoactive drugs. They act on the central nervous system and can cause changes in mood, awareness, and how you act. These drugs are often abused by young adults at all-night dance parties, dance clubs, and bars. They include Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), also known as Ecstasy XTC, X, E, Adam, Molly, Hug Beans, and Love Drug Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB), also known as G, Liquid Ecstasy, and Soap Ketamine, also known as Special K, K, Vitamin K, and Jet Rohypnol, also known as Roofies Methamphetamine, also known as Speed, Ice, Chalk, Meth, Crystal, Crank, and Glass Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD), also known as Acid, Blotter, and Dots Some of these drugs are approved for certain medical uses. Other uses of these drugs are abuse. Club drugs are also sometimes used as “date rape” drugs, to make someone unable to say no to or fight back against sexual assault. Abusing these drugs can cause serious health problems and sometimes death. They are even more dangerous if you use them with alcohol. NIH: National Institute on Drug Abuse National Institute on Drug Abuse Teenagers Amphetamines Nemours Foundation GHB Nemours Foundation Ketamine Nemours Foundation LSD Nemours Foundation MDMA (Ecstasy or Molly) National Institute on Drug Abuse MDMA (Ecstasy) Nemours Foundation PCP Nemours Foundation Rohypnol Nemours Foundation Clinical Trials ClinicalTrials.gov: Amphetamine Abuse National Institutes of Health ClinicalTrials.gov: Hallucinogens National Institutes of Health Start Here Club Drug Use American Academy of Family Physicians Club Drugs National Institute on Drug Abuse Club Drugs Department of Justice Hallucinogens National Institute on Drug Abuse MDMA (Ecstasy/Molly) National Institute on Drug Abuse Statistics and Research Club Drugs — Facts and Figures Department of Justice Women Date Rape Drugs Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women’s Health Find an Expert Drug Enforcement Administration Drug Enforcement Administration National Institute on Drug Abuse National Institute on Drug Abuse Partnership at Drugfree.org Partnership for a Drug-Free America Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Specifics Gamma-Hydroxybutyrate (GHB) American Academy of Family Physicians GHB – Gamma-Hydroxybutyric Acid Drug Enforcement Administration Ketamine Drug Enforcement Administration Other Drugs of Abuse National Institute on Drug Abuse Journal Articles Club Drugs Array Substance use — amphetamines Substance use — LSD Substance use — phencyclidine (PCP) Tips for Teens: The Truth about Club Drugs Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Related Issues Tips for Parents: The Truth about Club Drugs Federal Bureau of Investigation Treatments and Therapies Treatment Approaches for Drug Addiction National Institute on Drug Abuse Children What You Need to Know about Drugs: Ecstasy Nemours Foundation What You Need to Know about Drugs: GHB Nemours Foundation
