 |
Short-Term Risks |
- Unwanted effects. You may get the feelings you're after - euphoria or vivid and pleasant hallucinations. But you may also feel anxious, confused, panicky or enraged.
- Feeling sick. Effects may include nausea, vomiting, blurred vision, and loss of muscle control.
- Dangerous physical changes. Club drugs can cause dangerous changes in heart rate, breathing, blood pressure and consciousness.
This usually happens when the dose is too high. And you often don't know how big a dose you're getting.
- Sexual assault. Some club drugs are linked to a greater risk of sexual assault and date rape.
- Heatstroke. Some drugs increase body temperature. some prevent sweating. Combined with dancing hard and a warm room filled with lots of bodies, this can lead to heatstroke.
|
Long-Term Risks |
- Feeling "out of it". Changes in memory, sleep patterns, mood and senses may persist for days after using a drug.
- Permanent damage. Some club drugs cause long-term or even irreversible changes in your perceptions, mood, memory and thinking ability.
- Emotional problems. Some club drugs can trigger or contribute to depression, anxiety disorders, paranoia and schizophrenia-like symptoms.
|
Legal Risks |
- It's illegal to possess or sell almost all club drugs.
- Using drugs may put you at higher risk of other illegal activity, such as driving under the influence or sexual assault.
|
|
| Call Us - We're Here For You: (715)-362-6841 or
1-800-236-1222 |
|
|
| Testing Club Drugs |
You can buy kits for testing the contents of club drugs. Sometimes tests are offered at raves.
Some of these tests are reliable, and can tell you if certain drugs are present.
But even reliable kits can't tell you:
- The dose you're getting.
- What effect the drug will have on you.
- If other drugs or poisons are present.
|
|
Know The Risks