Ecstasy: key info: warning signs, resources, and a word search. (Heads Up Real News About Drugs and your Body).Warning Signs Do you suspect that a friend may be using ecstasy or other club drugs? Here are some of the signs. * Confusion * Depression * Headaches, dizziness * Muscle tension * Panic attacks * Paranoia * Drinking excessive amounts of water * Owning any "rave" paraphernalia (equipment), such as pacifiers, glow sticks, and glow beads * Sore jaw * Vomiting or nausea Friend in Need If you do suspect a friend is abusing ecstasy, talk to a trusted adult (guidance counselor, teacher, parent, etc.) for advice. You can also offer the following resource, if your friend wants to seek help: www.findtreatment.samhsa.gov or 1-800-662-HELP. Additional Information If you want to learn more, go to: * www.scholastic.com/HEADSUP Check out the HEADS UP Web site. You'll find more quotes from Daniel, a pop-up brain, a pop-up poster, more personal stories from teens in recovery, information about other drugs, and helpful links. * www.clubdrugs.org NIDA's Web site dedicated to club drugs offers links to important reports and research. * www.drugabuse.gov NIDA's Web site is packed with information about common drugs of abuse. And there's a special section just for students. * www.inthemix.org/ecstasy_index.html More teens tell the truth about ecstasy at the Web site for In the Mix, the award-winning PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, series for teens. The series episode on ecstasy will air the week of February 8-16; check your local listings or www.inthemix.org for exact times. "E" Knowledge: Put It to the Test Can you find the 10 key terms relating to ecstasy and other club drugs? First, fill in the blanks in the quick-clues section to determine the key terms. Then, circle each of the terms in the word search. Words may be vertical, horizontal, or diagonal. Quick Clues 1. Another name for ecstasy is--(2 words). 2. Ecstasy is part hallucinogen hallucinogen Substance that produces psychological effects normally associated only with dreams, schizophrenia, or religious visions. It produces changes in perception (ranging from distortions in what is sensed to perceptions of objects where there are none), thought, and and part--. 3. Doubling a dose of "E" is called--. 4. --is a chemical messenger involved in mood, pain, sleep, memory, and thinking. 5. --is a potentially fatal heat reaction, that can be caused by using "E." 6. The part of the brain that regulates body temperature is called the--. 7. The club drug that is also commonly used as a horse tranquilizer tranquilizer, drug whose action calms the central nervous system, decreasing emotional agitation without impairing alertness. Tranquilizing drugs differ from hypnotic drugs such as barbiturates in that they do not act on the brain's cortical areas but rather on its is called--. 8. The abbreviation for the drug also known as acid is--. 9. A street name for methamphetamine is--. 10. The abbreviation for the club drug that has euphoric, sedative, and anabolic anabolic pertaining to or arising from anabolism. anabolic steroid steroids with a tissue-building effect. Testosterone is an example of a natural anabolic steroid with the, sometimes undesirable, effect of causing masculinization. effects is--. NIDA QUICK CLUES P. TE7 1. Love drug 2. Stimulant 3. Stacking 4. Serotonin 5. Hyperthermia hyperthermia /hy·per·ther·mia/ (-ther´me-ah) hyperpyrexia; greatly increased body temperature.hyperther´malhyperther´mic malignant hyperthermia 6. Hypothalamus hypothalamus (hī'pəthăl`əməs), an important supervisory center in the brain, rich in ganglia, nerve fibers, and synaptic connections. It is composed of several sections called nuclei, each of which controls a specific function. 7. Ketamine 8. LSD LSD or lysergic acid diethylamide (lī'sûr`jĭk, dī'ĕth`ələmĭd, dī'ĕthəlăm`ĭd), alkaloid synthesized from lysergic acid, which is found in the fungus ergot ( 9. Speed 10. GHB GHB abbr. gamma-hydroxybutyrate GHB 1 Gamma-hydroxybutyrate, γ-hydroxy-butyrate See GABA 2 Glycosylated hemoglobin, see there GHb Glycosylated hemoglobin, see there |
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