Ecstasy
Published on Nov 21, 2015
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ECSTASY
THE DAY BREAK DRUG
WHAT DOES ECSTASY DO TO YOU?
- Makes you hallucinate
- Affects the chemistry of your brain
- Affects your energy level
- And your mood and sleep
- It also affects your sensitivity to pain
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Short term consequences:
Grinding of the teeth and jaw pain, sweating, increased blood pressure and heart rate, anxiety or panic attacks, blurred vision, vomiting, death from severe dehydration and heat exhaustion, abnormal heart rate and liver failure
Long term consequences:
Maybe permanent damage to the brain's ability to think and store memories, flashbacks, and liver damage
WHY DO PEOPLE USE ECSTASY?
ECSTASY IS A DRUG THAT PEOPLE USE TO HALLUCINATE AT RAVES AND PARTIES
WHO USES ECSTASY?
MOST COMMON IN TEENS AND USED BY ANYONE 13-40
Another name for ecstasy is MDMA (methylenedioxymethamphetamine)
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Street names are:
E
X
XTC
Happy pill
Molly
Hug drug
Raver
Where do people get ecstasy?
People smuggle ecstasy from Western Europe. People can easily get ecstasy at parties and raves.
What do young people generally think of others who do drugs?
Most teens think doing drugs is cool but I think doing drugs is not very smart. Doing drugs is just another way to run from things. They want to do it to forget.
What are the laws against young people using ecstasy?
Ecstasy is illegal in the US .
Where can you go for help when using drugs?
Drug rehab
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