Journal
SUBSTANCE USE & MISUSE
Volume 40, Issue 9-10, Pages 1203-1240Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1081/JA-200066736
Keywords
ecstasy; MDMA; GHB; ketamine; Rohypnol; club drugs; drug scene; party drugs
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- CSAT SAMHSA HHS [UD1 TI13423] Funding Source: Medline
- Center for Substance Abuse Treatment [UD1TI013423] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
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This review summarizes the latest literature on party or club drugs, defined as MDMA, GHB, ketamine, and Rohypnol, as published from 2002 to early 2005. Club drugs have been categorized as being used at raves and dance parties. The literature shows that each drug has different properties, users, and settings. Each drug has different adverse effects and requires different acute care protocols. Although these drugs were identified early, scientific information about them, including the toxicological tests to identify them, is still evolving. Increasing numbers of studies on the short- and longterm effects of these drugs on humans are being published, but because of limitations on research using human subjects, they may not always be as rigorous as desired and can be cited by drug users to discredit findings of harm. The lack of research-based information on these drugs has led to the emergence of web sites that may or may not provide accurate data. Evaluated chemical dependency treatment protocols using the latest research for each of these different drugs are needed.
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