ECSTASY

ECSTASYGetting to know MDMA

Other known street names for

being on E Candy Flipped

Blown Up Faced Out

Hippie Flipped Pill Faced

And the most well-known ROLLING

Other known street names for E

Kleenex Letter Biscuits

Rolls Scooby Snacks White Doves

And the most well-known E (or E-Bombs)

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ECSTASY: Numbers Tell

the Tale

Ecstasy is most commonly used at all night parties called "raves.” Adolescent Usage of MDMA (from a

survey of 6,937 teens nationwide last year by the Partnership for a Drug-Free America): 12% say they have tried Ecstasy at least

once. That's up from 10% in 2000 and 5% in 1995.

In 2009, 6.5% of seniors had ever tried MDMA, down from 11.7% in 2001

Percentage of usage of MDMA found by The “Monitoring the Future Study”:

2.4% of 8th graders, 4.7% of 10th graders, and 4.5% of 12th graders

ECSTASY: But the

Numbers Are Down

ECSTASY: Signs and SymptomsSymptoms of ecstasy intoxication:

Raised Pulse / Temperature Feeling of a "rush" Affection for others Raised blood pressure Overconfidence Relaxed feeling Teeth grinding Jaw clenching Anxiety / Sweating Loss of Appetite Blurred vision

ECSTASY: Questions to Assess Usage

Do they have the shakes? Do they have a blank stare? Has their physical coordination changed? Are they staggering? Are they eating properly? Are they always tired? Do they talk a million miles an hour? Do they slur their words?

6TH Grade Standard: Essential Concepts 1.1A

ECSTASY: Physical Fall-out

“But I only tried it once!”

Day after Depression: Brain stops producing serotonin

to help regulate mood Inability to regulate temperature:

Hyperthermia is primary cause of death Internal Suffering:

Liver, kidney and cardiovascular failure Physical Flaws:

Dehydration , Seizures, Muscle tension, clinching of jaw, eye-twitching, blurred vision

6TH Grade Standard: Essential Concepts 1.1A

ECSTASY: Physical Fall-out“But I only tried it 781 times!”

6TH Grade Standard: Essential Concepts 1.1A

ECSTASY: Physical Fall-out

Regulates our “happy place,” our mood, appetite and sleep as well

Ecstasy releases the serotonin to get that euphoric-type feeling

Reason for the “Day-After Depression” Researchers do not yet know if the

effects are reversible

ECSTASY: Availability is

Online

• It is not an expensive narcotic at $15 a pop

• Numerous ways online to get it: • Virtual illicit drug stores on MySpace

pages:• Vocabulary used: Ask if Purple Pokeballs,

White Macintosh , or Thizzles are for sale…• Drug dealers allegedly peddle ecstasy

online using various names

ECSTASY: Rolling at Raves

• All “Ravers” have Nicknames or Code• An entire underground network exists

online:• www.ravelinks.com• Access to thousand of Ravers in Alphabetical

order

• PLUR….

What are Rave Socials?Parties that create freedom to give and accept without barriers provides a sense of empathy with others around, and allows for indulgence in hedonistic activities such as dancing, listening to music and sensuous skin contact.

ECSTASY: Rolling at Raves

What is PLUR?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWs6ARzFWGs

ECSTASY: Local Resources

to find help

RIVERSIDE COUNTY SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAM

“Outpatient Drug Free Program”

Site Address: 1827 Atlanta Avenue

Suite D1 Riverside, CA  92507-

Phone Number       (951) 955-2105 

Eligibility: Age 13+, Adolescents, Adults and

Family programs

RIVERSIDE COUNTY SUBSTANCE

ABUSE PROGRAM “Friday Night Live”

Site Address: 3525 Presley Avenue Riverside, CA  92507-Phone Number      

(951) 782-2400   Target Populations:

Youth

ECSTASY: Local Resources

to find help

OLIVE BRANCH COUNSELING PROGRAM“Counseling Services”

Site Address: 4041 Brockton Avenue

Riverside, CA  92501

Phone Number       (951) 369-8534  

Eligibility: Youth, Substance Abusers

Incorporating the Health Standards6th grade: Essential Concepts 1.1A Explain the short- and long-term effects of tobacco, inhalant and other drug use, including social, legal, and economic implications.

Science: Discuss the long-term effects the drug has on the brain and other systems of the body. Students explain how the short term effects can cause bodily damage.

Art: Students produce a collage of good and bad choices made by celebrities and other media influences.

Analyzing Influences: 2.3.S Analyze personal behaviors that may lead to injuries or cause harm.

Social Studies: Students identify and discuss individuals in history that have made poor choices and the negative impact of those choices. Then relate to personal choices involving drug use, bullying, etc

RESOURCES http://www.unodc.org/pdf/india/g86/

street_names_xtc_230707.pdf

www.onlineslangdictionary.com

http://www.211.org/

http://www.drug-addiction-support.org/Ecstasy-Addiction-Symptoms.html

http://www.rightdiagnosis.com/e/ecstasy/symptoms.htm#symptom_list

http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/mdma.html

http://www2.courtinfo.ca.gov/stopteendui/teens/resources/substances/ecstasy/short-and-long-term-effects.cfm