Bath Salts vs. Ecstasy – The Study
Methylenedioxymethamphetamine – more commonly referred to as MDMA – is also the drug known as ecstasy. Designer, or synthetic, drugs are manmade chemical compounds which produce effects similar to...
View ArticleNew Study Shows Which Kids Are Most At Risk For Using Ecstasy
Ecstasy is a drug favored by young people who often take it to intensify the pleasures of group gatherings like concerts, dance parties and nightclubs. This is why the drug is sometimes called a “club”...
View ArticleWhat Are The Current Trends In Teen Abuse Of Ecstasy?
Ecstasy is a long-used term for a synthetic drug of abuse called MDMA (methylenedioxymethamphetamine), which has a combined hallucinogenic and stimulating effect. Some people also refer to certain...
View ArticleModerate Dose Of MDMA May Cause Death
Teens using substances like alcohol or drugs are often found shrugging off their substance use as harmless or as a normal rite of passage. However, emergency departments’ records tell a different...
View ArticleDo MDMA (Ecstasy) Users Think They’re Dependent?
MDMA (Ecstasy, Molly) is a relatively popular “club drug” associated with parties and other large gatherings of young adults. Current research indicates that this drug produces some of the symptoms...
View ArticleConcert Organizers Say “No” To Molly And Other Rave Drugs
For decades, the rave scene has been flooded with the use of dangerous, highly addictive drugs. One of the most popular of these drugs has been nicknamed “Molly”— a drug that caused four deaths in...
View ArticleSuicide Attempts Higher Among Adolescent Ecstasy Users
By Christi van Eyken Suicide is the third-leading cause of death in the United Sates among people between the ages of 10 and 24. Data from the 2000 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NSHDA)...
View ArticleWhich High School Seniors Are Most Likely To Use MDMA?
Teenagers’ incomes and substance abuse histories can be used to predict who is most likely to use MDMA (Molly, Ecstasy), an illegal drug that straddles the line between stimulants and hallucinogens, a...
View ArticleThe Newest Wave Of Street Drugs And Their Nicknames
New and reformulated street drugs are constantly appearing and becoming unique threats to teenagers and young adults. As soon as one drug attracts significant attention from law enforcement and the...
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