Ecstasy
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
According to a 2001 NIDA-funded study, 5.2% of 8th-graders had tried ecstasy; 8% of 10th-graders had tried the drug; and 11.7% of 12th-graders.
Ecstasy is known as the "Love Drug"
.....SO WHERE IS THE LOVE??
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ECSTASY
WHAT ECSTASY IS
- Synthetic drug
- It is a stimulant
- Known as MDA
Synthetic drug- drug created by spaying natural herbs with synthetic chemicals
Stimulant- makes you more active, jittery, increases the rate of nervous system
Depressant- it lowers the rate of the nervous system
MDA- 3,4 methylendioxymethamphetamine
Stimulant- makes you more active, jittery, increases the rate of nervous system
Depressant- it lowers the rate of the nervous system
MDA- 3,4 methylendioxymethamphetamine
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COMMON STREET NAMES
- X, E, or XTC
- Molly
- Love drug
- Scooby snacks
- Happy Pill
Why do they have nicknames/street names?
It's generally so the police won't know what you're talking about
It's generally so the police won't know what you're talking about
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WHAT ECSTASY LOOKS LIKE
- Small pill
- Comes in many colors
- Branded
- Chalky texture
A small pill that comes in many colors like a rainbow. It is branded with many different shapes like the nike swoosh on your shoe. It has a chalk like texture to it also.
HOW IT IS TAKEN
- Popped
- Snorted
Many people take ecstasy by "popping" which is swallowing the pill whole like when you take a normal pill.
They also take it by crushing the ecstasy pill and snorting it up their nose with a paper like straw, dollar bills, or a pen.
They also take it by crushing the ecstasy pill and snorting it up their nose with a paper like straw, dollar bills, or a pen.
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WHAT IT FEELS LIKE?
- Pleasure
- Relaxed
- Hyper and full of energy
People who take ecstasy say they feel amazing. They usually feel pleasured, relaxed, hyper, and full of tons of energy.
Ecstasy makes feeling more intense causing people to feel good or and can result in something bad. Your body relaxes making a person feel relaxed. Your heart rate increases giving that hyper and full of energy feeling.
Ecstasy makes feeling more intense causing people to feel good or and can result in something bad. Your body relaxes making a person feel relaxed. Your heart rate increases giving that hyper and full of energy feeling.
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WHY DO PEOPLE TAKE IT?
- High last 3-4 hours
- Big rush of serotinn
- "Feels good"
Serotonin is a chemical substance found in the digestive tract, the central nervous system, blood platelets and the pineal gland (deep at the center of the brain)
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SHORT TERM EFFECTS
- Sweating
- Chills
- Headaches
- Blurred vision
- Nausea
Other short term effects are
Teeth clenching
Muscle cramping
Faintness
Impaired judgment
Dehydration and increased heart rate
Teeth clenching
Muscle cramping
Faintness
Impaired judgment
Dehydration and increased heart rate
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LONG- TERM EFFECTS
- Brain damage
- Depression & anxiety
- Kidney,Liver,and cardiovascular failure
- Death
Damages to the brain causes you to lose memory,thought,sleep, you're unable to learn, and effects your emotion
Kidney and liver damage is caused by dehydration
Heart failure is caused by dehydration and exhaustion by the drug
Ecstasy causes you to not crave food, water, and go to sleep which may lead you to dehydration and exhaustion.
Kidney and liver damage is caused by dehydration
Heart failure is caused by dehydration and exhaustion by the drug
Ecstasy causes you to not crave food, water, and go to sleep which may lead you to dehydration and exhaustion.
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TREATMENTS
- No drug treatment
- Addiction recovery groups
- Cognitive-behavioral therapy
cognitive-behavioral therapy is commonly used to help manage the psychological effects of the drug after detoxification.
Addiction recovery groups are groups of people who want to overcome drug addiction.
There is no prescribed drug treatment
Addiction recovery groups are groups of people who want to overcome drug addiction.
There is no prescribed drug treatment
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WHERE DO PEOPLE GET IT?
- Clubs
- Concerts
- Rave parties
Rave parties- large party which features a DJ
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HOW MUCH IS IT?
- Single stack- $10
- Double stack- $12-15
- Triple stack- $20-25
Stack- is how much the level of ecstasy there is
4-6 single stacks ecstasy users take to get high
2 triple stacks ecstasy users result in death
4-6 single stacks ecstasy users take to get high
2 triple stacks ecstasy users result in death
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WHERE DID IT COME FROM?
- German pharmacy company
- Used to control bleeding from wounds
- Used to help victims of trauma
- Used to help couples with problems
was developed by a German pharmaceutical company called E. Merck in the first decade of the 20th century
By the mid 1970s ecstasy was used to help victims of trauma, as well as couples having problems.
By the mid 1970s ecstasy was used to help victims of trauma, as well as couples having problems.
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SOURCES
- http://drugabuse.com/library/the-effects-of-ecstasy-use
- http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/mdma.html
- http://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/ecstasy/what-is-ecstasy.html
- http://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/ecstasy/short-long-term-effects.html
- http://www2.courtinfo.ca.gov/stopteendui/teens/resources/substances/ecstasy...
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