Club Drugs

Authors

  • Alan I. Leshner Director of The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Keywords:

substance abuse, psychoactive substance, recreational drug, adolescence

Abstract

There are detecting alarming increases in the popularity of some very dangerous substances known collectively as "club drugs." This term refers to drugs being used by young adults at all-night dance parties such as "raves" or "trances," dance clubs, and bars. MDMA (Ecstasy), GHB, Rohypnol, ketamine, methamphetamine, and LSD are some of the club or party drugs gaining popularity. Many researches has shown that use of club drugs can cause serious health problems and, in some cases, even death. Used in combination with alcohol, these drugs can be even more dangerous.

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Published

2019-05-13

How to Cite

Leshner, A. I. (2019). Club Drugs. Journal of Health Research, 14(1), 59–63. Retrieved from https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/jhealthres/article/view/188644

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