Club Drugs

MDMA is a drug that has been known to the scientific community for years. One of its street names is Ecstasy because it causes a feeling of euphoria when ingested. It is thought to be a hallucinogen, but doesn’t cause the type of hallucinations like psychedelic drugs such as LSD. Ecstasy is also considered to be a club drug, meaning it is commonly used when people go to nightclubs, music concerts, parties or music festivals. Other club drugs are GHB, Rohypnol and Ketamine. These drugs are all man made and originate from pharmacological usage. These drugs are easily accessible and are a seemingly check way to be guaranteed a “good” time. Young adults in high school and/or college usually consume these drugs. Ecstasy is especially dangerous because the side effects don’t spread over night. If used habitually, MDMA can actually cause holes in the brain. A reason habitual use is dangerous is because an individual’s tolerance increases with the more pills that are ingested.

If you or a loved one uses any of these drugs in excess, find the treatment center in California that will most benefit their needs. It isn’t as common for individuals to become addicted to club drugs, but their use often goes along with other substance abuse problems. There are health treatment programs that will help individuals overcome their addiction to MDMA; mainly, individuals are put into drug recovery groups and are taught ways to cope with outside stressors that are a catalyst to their habitual MDMA use. GHB use often goes undetected because there aren’t these types of drug tests in emergency rooms. But treatment is serious and necessary. Treatment for Rohypnol is the same as any benzodiazepine, which means the person is usually treated with an inpatient detoxification program. It’s crucial that a specialist monitors the addicts withdrawal symptoms because they can be life threatening.

It is imperative to talk to your children about all aspects of drug use—by doing so you, as a parent, are treating your child with respect and allowing them to make informed, intelligent decisions. These drugs are out there and people will be exposed to them in one form or another, at some point in their lives. If you are concerned with your child’s use of club drugs, find a drug treatment facility and ask a specialist how they think the best way to tackle the topic. Either way, a conversation is necessary.