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Special Feature on Ecstasy and Club Drugs
Drugstory Resources
General Information
Physical Effects
Mental Effects

Drugstory Resources

	Beyond Ecstasy: The Facts About Other Club Drugs Read about club drugs other than Ecstasy, including GHB, Rohypnol, Ketamine, 2CB and 4-MTA. (Adobe Acrobat File)
	Ecstasy & Club Drugs: A Writers' Roundtable Hear from experts and teens on the dangers of using Ecstasy and other club drugs. (Adobe Acrobat File)
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General Information

	National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) http://www.nida.nih.gov/ A respected scientific research institution that studies and disseminates information on drug abuse and addiction prevention, treatment, and policy.
InfoFacts: Club Drugs Provides information on club drugs, including MDMA (ecstasy), ketamine, Rohypnol and GHB.
	Partnership for a Drug-Free America http://www.drugfreeamerica.org/ Attempts to reduce demand for illicit drugs in America through media communication.
Partnership Attitude Tracking Study (PATS): Teens 2003 Surveys adolescent use, attitudes and exposure to marijuana, Ecstasy, inhalants, methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine, LSD, alcohol and tobacco, as well as anti-drug media campaign messages. (Adobe Acrobat File)
Partnership Attitude Tracking Study (PATS): Parents 2003 Surveys parental assumptions and attitudes regarding drugs and today’s youth, as well as how parents handle the issue of drugs with their children. (Adobe Acrobat File)
Partnership Attitude Tracking Studies (1997-2003) Connects to a list of all Partnership Attitude Tracking Studies from 1997 to 2003.

	Clubdrugs.org, a NIDA-sponsored web site http://www.clubdrugs.org/ Features information on club drugs, including Ecstasy (MDMA), GHB, Rohypnol, ketamine, methamphetamine, and LSD.
Information on Common Drugs of Abuse: Club Drugs Links to NIDA publications, research reports, notes and news releases on Club Drugs, including ecstasy, LSD, PCP, ketamine, Rohypnol, GHB, and methamphetamine.
	Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/ Establishes policies, priorities and objectives for the nation's drug control program.
Drug Facts: Club Drugs Contains information about club drugs, such as MDMA (ecstasy). Includes prevalence estimates, consequences of use, adjudication, and trafficking.
Slang Dictionary: Street terms and slang for club drugs
	The Anti-Drug http://www.theantidrug.com/ Funded through ONDCP's National Youth Anti-drug Media Campaign, this Web site educates parents about drugs and emphasizes the impact they can have in curbing their children's use of drugs.
Drug Information: Club Drugs Gives a brief overview of club drugs. Mostly centers on MDMA (ecstasy), but also touches on and links to information regarding GHB, Rohypnol, ketamine, LSD, and methamphetamine.
	Monitoring the Future, The University of Michigan http://www.monitoringthefuture.org An ongoing substance abuse study that publishes yearly results on the behaviors, attitudes and values of American secondary school students, college students and young adults.
National Results on Adolescent Drug Use 2003 This annual survey of 8th, 10th, and 12th graders tracks trends in the use of licit and illict drugs as well as trends in the levels of perceived risk and personal disapproval associated with each drug. (Adobe Acrobat File)
National Survey Results on Drug Use, 1975-2003, Volume I: Secondary School Students This monograph gives the 1975-2003 national trends in smoking, drinking, and illicit drug use among American secondary school students. (Adobe Acrobat File)
	Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) http://www.usdoj.gov/dea Enforces controlled substances laws and regulations in the United States.
Drug Intelligence Brief: An Overview of Club Drugs (September 2001) An in depth report on club drugs. Discusses MDMA (ecstasy), ketamine, GHB, GBL, Rohypnol, LSD, methamphetamine, PCP, Nexus, Psilocybin mushrooms, and 4-MTA.
Drug Intelligence Brief, Drug Alert: The Hallucinogen PMA: Dancing With Death (October 2000) Discusses the history, availability, abuse, health effects, and trafficking (production/distribution) of PMA. (Adobe Acrobat File)
DEA Congressional Testimony: Ecstasy and Club Drugs (July 2000) Testimony of Richard A. Fiano, Chief of Operations, DEA, before the Caucus on International Narcotics Control.
	National Criminal Justice Reference Service http://www.ncjrs.org/ An information clearinghouse for people involved with research, policy, and practice related to criminal and juvenile justice and drug control.
In the Spotlight: Club Drugs Has numerous links to publications and Web pages focusing on club drugs, such as Ecstasy (MDMA), Methamphetamine, GHB, and Rohypnol©.
	US Department of Justice: National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC) http://www.usdoj.gov/ndic/index.htm The National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC) is the nation's principal center for strategic domestic counterdrug intelligence.
Information Bulletin: 2C-B (Nexus) Reappears on the Club Dance Scene (May 2001) An overview of the prevalence of use, cost, appearance, doses and effects, potential side effects, identification, and history of the drug 2C-B.
National Drug Threat Assessment 2004 (April 2004) The most recently collected data from national law enforcement, intelligence and public health agencies. Includes information about the trafficking and abuse of club drugs. (Adobe Acrobat File)
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Physical Effects of Club Drugs

	National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) http://www.nida.nih.gov/ A respected scientific research institution that studies and disseminates information on drug abuse and addiction prevention, treatment, and policy.
NIDA Infofacts: Club Drugs Lists the health hazards of club drugs (MDMA--ecstasy, Rohypnol, GHB, and ketamine).
	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Office of Applied Studies http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/ Provides the latest national data on substance abuse, drug related emergency department episodes and medical examiner cases, and the nation's substance treatment system.
Emergency Department Trends, Final Estimates 1994-2001 (August 2002) Collects data on the number and characteristics of drug-related visits to the emergency room. Includes data related to club drugs. (Adobe Acrobat File)
Mortality Data From the Drug Abuse Warning Network, 2001 (January 2003) Collects data on the number and characteristics of drug abuse-related deaths. Includes data related to club drugs. (Adobe Acrobat File)
Club Drugs, 2001 Update (Ocotber 2001) Contains specific emergency department and medical examiner data related to club drugs, including GHB and Rohypnol®. (Adobe Acrobat File)
	Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/ Establishes policies, priorities and objectives for the Nation's drug control program.
Drug Facts: Club Drugs, Consequences of Use Has information on MDMA (ecstasy), GHB, Rohypnol, and ketamine.
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Mental Effects of Club Drugs

	National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) http://www.nida.nih.gov/ A respected scientific research institution that studies and disseminates information on drug abuse and addiction prevention, treatment, and policy.
NIDA Infofacts: Club Drugs Discusses the Mental Effects of Club Drugs and the damage it does to the brain. Includes information on MDMA (ecstasy), Rohypnol, GHB, and ketamine.
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