Many teenagers seem to believe that club drugs such as Rohypnol, GHB, and ecstasy are harmless. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is so alarmed by the lack of recognition of the serious dangers of these drugs that they have increased their funding for club drug research by 40%, raising the total amount of committed research dollars to $54 million. They have also created a website devoted to reliable, science-based information on club drugs: www.clubdrugs.org.

In addition, NIDA and four national organizations—the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America, Join Together, and National Families in Action—launched a multimedia public education campaign targeted at teens, young adults, parents, educators, and others to spread the message that club drugs are not harmless "fun drugs." The campaign includes postcards and brochures containing information about how club...