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- AMPHETAMINES:
- A class of drugs frequently abused as a stimulant. Used medically to treat narcolepsy (a condition characterized by brief attacks of deep sleep) and as an appetite suppressant.
- GHB (GAMMA HYDROXYBUTYRATE):
- Originally sold in health food stores as a growth hormone, a liquid nervous depressant touted for its ecstasy-like qualities. Banned by the FDA in 1990, the respiratory depression it can cause makes it among the most dangerous club drugs in circulation.
- HALLUCINOGENS:
- A group of drugs that induces sensory distortions and hallucinations.
- KETAMINE:
- An anesthetic abused for its mind-altering effects that is popular as an illicit club drug. It is sometimes used to facilitate sexual assault, or date rape.
- LSD (D-LYSERGIC ACID DIETHYLAMIDE):
- A powerful chemical compound renowned for its hallucinogenic properties.
- MDMA (3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE):
- Known as ecstasy, E and X, MDMA is the most popular of the "club drugs," a synthetic stimulant with...
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