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Title: Ecstasy:


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Ecstasy Whats All the Rave About?
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Overview
  • What is ecstasy?
  • What are ecstasys effects and signs of use?
  • Who uses ecstasy?
  • What are the treatment options?
  • What can be done to prevent ecstasy use?
  • Where can we get more information?

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What is ecstasy?
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Ecstasy
Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
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Ecstasy use is one of the most rapidly growing
phenomena in todays drug scene.
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What is ecstasy?
  • Illegal club drug
  • White crystalline powder with a slightly musty
    odor
  • Produces effects similar to mescaline
    (hallucinogen) and speed (stimulant)
  • Usually in gelatin capsules or tablets
  • Stamped with names or symbols

6
Ecstasy pills often contain other dangerous
substances
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Ecstasy facts
  • Patented in the early 1900s
  • Classified as an illegal drug in 1985
  • Produced in Holland and Belgium for less than 1
    a tablet
  • Domestic traffickers sell tablets for 20 to 40
    each
  • Customs seized 10 times more MDMA tablets in 1999
    than in 1998.

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What are ecstasys effects/signs of use?
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The effects of ecstasy
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Short-term effects
  • Feelings of well-being and empathy
  • Reduced anxiety
  • Enhanced self-confidence
  • Greater acceptance of others
  • Increased energy
  • Increased desire for physical contact and visual
    stimulation
  • Intensified awareness of senses

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Ecstasys downside
  • Increases in heart rate and blood pressure
  • Nausea
  • Loss of appetite
  • Jaw tightness
  • Compulsive chewing and teeth clenching
  • Anxiety, panic, and depression
  • Health risks increase if ecstasy is combined with
    another drug

12
Ecstasy can be deadly
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What comes after the high?
  • Hungover feeling and depressione-tarded
  • Moodiness, anxiety, and paranoia
  • Irritability
  • Loss of appetite
  • Insomnia
  • Chills or sweating
  • General tiredness

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Long-term effects
  • Long-lasting changes
  • Possible brain damage
  • Tolerance
  • Need greater amounts for the same effects
  • Dependence
  • Unable to socialize without MDMA

15
Signs of rave culture
  • Pacifiers
  • Surgical masks and mentholated rub
  • Neon glowsticks
  • Brightly colored beads
  • Clothing with the letters PLUR

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Who uses ecstasy?
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Who uses ecstasy?
  • In 2000, 6.4 million Americans had used ecstasy
    at least once. (2000 SAMHSA Household Survey)
  • Ecstasy use is most widespread among white,
    upper-middle-class youth. (2000 Monitoring the
    Future)
  • African-American students are much less likely
    than white or Hispanic students to use ecstasy.
    (2000 Monitoring the Future)
  • MDMA use has jumped, especially among younger
    students. (2000 Monitoring the Future)

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Anyone can be an ecstasy user
Teenagers
College students
Youth at all-night parties

Gay men
Professionals in many fields
People searching for spiritual enlightenment
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What are the treatment options ?
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Available Treatments
  • No specific treatments exist for ecstasy use
  • Diagnosing ecstasy use is difficult
  • Dependency can be addressed with cognitive
    behavior therapy and self-help groups

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What can be done to prevent ecstasy use?
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Caregivers can help prevent ecstasy use
  • Establish and maintain good communication with
    youth
  • Be involved in young peoples lives
  • Be a positive role model
  • Let young people know what is expected of them
  • Show appreciation for young people
  • Teach youth to choose friends wisely
  • Monitor youth activities

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Help children refuse drugs
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Prevention requires community involvement
  • A community working together includes
  • Parents, youth, and families
  • Faith communities
  • Media
  • Schools
  • Professional and civic groups
  • Health and social services
  • Courts/Law enforcement
  • Businesses
  • Treatment agencies and health organizations

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Establish a no-use community norm
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Where can we get more information?
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Resources
  • SAMHSAs National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and
    Drug Information at 1-800-729-6686,
    www.SAMHSA.gov. Click on Campaigns and Programs
    and go to the Drug Facts icon.
  • Informational Web sites
  • whitehousedrugpolicy.gov
  • www.nida.nih.gov
  • www.preventiondss.org
  • www.clubdrugs.org
  • www.cadca.org

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Ecstasy Whats All the Rave About?
To view slide presentation, 30-minute video, and
90-minute teleconference go to
  • www.SAMHSA.gov Click on Campaigns and Programs
    and go to the Drug Facts icon

To order the VHS video call 1-800-729-6686
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Ecstasy Whats All the Rave About?
  • Teleconference produced by
  • The Office of National Drug Control Policy
  • The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
    Administrations Center for Substance Abuse
    Prevention
  • Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America
  • National Guard Bureaus Counterdrug Office
  • National Institutes of Healths National
    Institute on Drug Abuse

as part of the teleconference series
Myths, Facts, and Illicit Drugs What You Should
Know
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