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Ecstasy

Ecstasy Fact Sheet

Prevention Alert: Ecstacy [II]: Teens Speak Out
This fact sheet discusses the origins and effects of ecstacy. Excerpts from the A t the March 21 Senate hearing on MDMA are also inlcluded

Prevention Alert: Ecstasy (III): Media Literacy
Skewed articles can be used in the classroom to provide “teachable moments” in seeking the facts about MDMA (ecstasy). The media has taken to the drug with fever—and in some cases fervor— not seen since psychedelic drugs promised everything from instant peace to powdered deity. “It's important for students to critically analyze the media,” says Carol Falkowski of the Hazelden Foundation. This includes examining the form of the piece, its purpose, construction, how it interprets reality and squares with, avoids, or contradicts the facts.

Prevention Alert: Prevention Works! Club Drugs: Ecstasy
In developing prevention efforts that target young people, prevention managers must design strategies to counter the increasing use and widespread availability of the club drug Ecstasy. Known as the party drug, Ecstasy is both a stimulant and a hallucinogen, and its effects are potentially life-threatening.

The Hallucinogen PMA: Dancing With Death
Paramethoxyamphetamine (PMA), also known as 4- methoxyamphetamine, is an illicit, synthetic hallucinogen that has stimulant effects similar to other clandestinely manufactured amphetamine derivatives like MDMA (Ecstasy). Until recently, illicit abuse of PMA was briefly encountered during the early 1970s in the United States and Canada. How-ever, since February 2000,PMA has reemerged in Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Virginia, and Canada. Moreover, since May 2000, PMA ingestion has been associated with three deaths in Chicago, Illinois, and seven deaths in central Florida.

Tips For Teens: The Truth About Club Drugs
2000 CSAP 700 per box This series of brochures provides facts and dispels myths about substance use. Information is provided on long-term and short-term effects, physical and psychological risks, impact on sexual performance, and legal implications.