URL of this page: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/clubdrugs.html

The term club drug refers to a wide variety of dangerous drugs. These drugs are often used by young adults at all-night dance parties, dance clubs and bars. They include

    * Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), also known as Ecstasy XTC, X, Adam, Clarity and Lover's Speed
    * Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB), also known as Grievous Bodily Harm, G, Liquid Ecstasy and Georgia Home Boy
    * Ketamine, also known as Special K, K, Vitamin K, Cat Valium
    * Rohypnol, also known as Roofies, Rophies, Roche, Forget-me Pill
    * Methamphetamine, also known as Speed, Ice, Chalk, Meth, Crystal, Crank, Fire, Glass
    * Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD), also known as or Acid, Boomers, Yellow Sunshines

Club drugs have become more common in recent years. Sometimes people use them to commit sexual assaults. Club drugs can cause serious health problems and sometimes death. They are even more dangerous if you use them with alcohol.

National Institute on Drug Abuse
Start Here

    * Club Drugs (Ecstasy, Rohypnol, GHB, Ketamine)From the National Institutes of Health(National Institute on Drug Abuse) - http://www.nida.nih.gov/Infofacts/clubdrugs.html
      Also available in Spanish http://www.nida.nih.gov/Infofacts/Clubdrugs-sp.html

Overviews

    * Club DrugsFrom the National Institutes of Health(National Institute on Drug Abuse) - http://www.nida.nih.gov/ClubAlert/Clubdrugalert.html

Treatment

    * Treatment Approaches for Drug AddictionFrom the National Institutes of Health(National Institute on Drug Abuse) - http://www.nida.nih.gov/Infofacts/TreatMeth.html
      Also available in Spanish http://www.nida.nih.gov/Infofacts/Metodos-Sp.html

Specific Conditions

    * Hallucinogens and Dissociative Drugs: Including LSD, PCP, Ketamine, DextromethorphanFrom the National Institutes of Health(National Institute on Drug Abuse) - http://www.nida.nih.gov/ResearchReports/hallucinogens/hallucinogens.html
      Also available in Spanish http://www.nida.nih.gov/researchreports/alucinogenos/alucinogenos.html
    * MDMA (Ecstasy) AbuseFrom the National Institutes of Health(National Institute on Drug Abuse) - http://www.nida.nih.gov/ResearchReports/MDMA/
      Also available in Spanish http://www.nida.nih.gov/ResearchReports/Extasis/default.html
    * Rohypnol and GHBFrom the National Institutes of Health(National Institute on Drug Abuse) - http://www.nida.nih.gov/infofacts/RohypnolGHB.html
      Also available in Spanish http://www.nida.nih.gov/Infofacts/Rohypnol-Sp.html

Related Issues

    * What Are Raves?(Federal Bureau of Investigation) - http://www.fbi.gov/hq/ood/opca/outreach/clubdrugs/clubdrug.htm

Clinical Trials

    * ClinicalTrials.gov: Amphetamine Abuse(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=amphetamine+(abuse+OR+dependence)
    * ClinicalTrials.gov: N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDMA)From the National Institutes of Health(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine%22
    * ClinicalTrials.gov: Sodium OxybateFrom the National Institutes of Health(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Sodium+Oxybate%22

Journal Articles
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

    * Article: Usefulness of rate of increase in SPECT counts in one-day... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18600426&tool=MedlinePlus
    * Article: Multivariate modeling of club drug use initiation among gay and... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18570022&tool=MedlinePlus
    * Article: Trends in population drug use in New Zealand: findings from... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18535647&tool=MedlinePlus
    * Club Drugs -- see more articles - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=pubmed&term=((amphetamines[majr]+OR+amphetamine-related+disorders[mh])+NOT+methamphetamine[mh])+OR+flunitrazepam[mh]+OR+sodium+oxybate[mh]+OR+ketamine[mh]+OR+gamma-hydroxybutyrate[mh]+OR+designer+drugs[mh]+AND+(club[tiab]+OR+leisure+activities[mh]+OR+rape[mh]+OR+rave[tiab]+OR+street[tiab]+OR+street+drugs[mh])+AND+humans[mh]+AND+english[la]+NOT+(letter[pt]+OR+editorial[pt]+OR+case+reports[pt]+OR+cannabis[majr]+OR+cocaine[majr]+OR+cocaine+related+disorders[majr]+OR+heroin[majr]+OR+heroin+dependence[majr])&doptcmdl=summary&cmd_current=Limits&pmfilter_EDatLimit=last+1+Year&tool=MedlinePlus

Dictionaries/Glossaries

    * Street Terms: Drugs and the Drug Trade: Club Drugs(Office of National Drug Control Policy) - http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/streetterms/ByType.asp?intTypeID=53

Directories

    * Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator(Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) - http://dasis3.samhsa.gov/

Organizations

    * Drug Enforcement Administration - http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/
    * National Institute on Drug AbuseFrom the National Institutes of Health - http://www.nida.nih.gov/
    * Office of National Drug Control Policy - http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/
    * Partnership for a Drug-Free America - http://www.drugfree.org/

Statistics

    * Club Drugs (MDMA/Ecstasy, Rohypnol, GHB, Ketamine)(Office of National Drug Control Policy) - http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/drugfact/club/

Children

    * What You Need to Know about Drugs: Ecstasy(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/kid/grow/drugs_alcohol/know_drugs_ecstasy.html
    * What You Need to Know about Drugs: GHB(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/kid/grow/drugs_alcohol/ghb.html

Teenagers

    * Club Drugs Aren't "Fun Drugs"From the National Institutes of Health(National Institute on Drug Abuse) - http://www.nida.nih.gov/Published_Articles/fundrugs.html
    * NIDA for TeensFrom the National Institutes of Health(National Institute on Drug Abuse) - http://www.teens.drugabuse.gov/
    * Survey Shows Parents Need Facts about Ecstasy(Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) - http://www.family.samhsa.gov/monitor/parentsurvey.aspx
    * Tips for Teens: The Truth about Club Drugs(Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) - http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/govpubs/phd852/

Women

    * Date Rape Drugs(National Women's Health Information Center) - http://womenshealth.gov/faq/date-rape-drugs.cfm

You may also be interested in these MedlinePlus related pages:

    * Drug Abuse - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/drugabuse.html
    * Methamphetamine - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/methamphetamine.html
    * Substance Abuse Problems - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/substanceabuseproblems.html

The primary NIH organization for research on Club Drugs is the National Institute on Drug Abuse - http://www.nida.nih.gov/

Date last updated: November 05 2008
Topic last reviewed: September 24 2008