Club Drugs

by Espejo, Roman

• ISBN13: 9780737742893
• ISBN10: 0737742895
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-03-13
• Publisher: Greenhaven Pr

Summary

Greenhaven Press's At Issue series provides a wide range of opinions on individual social issues. Each volume focuses on a specific issue and offers a variety of perspectives-eyewitness accounts, governmental views, scientific analysis, newspaper and magazine accounts, and many more-to illuminate the issue. Extensive bibliographies and annotated lists of relevant organizations point to sources for further research. Enhancing critical thinking skills, each At Issue volume is an excellent research tool to help readers understand current social issues and prepare reports. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 7
The Recreational Use of Club Drugs Is Harmful	p. 10
GHB and Similar Drugs Can Facilitate Rape	p. 18
Ecstasy Can Be Beneficial in Therapy	p. 23
Many Drugs Are Not Known as Club Drugs Among Youths	p. 30
The Recreational Use of Club Drugs May Increase the Risk of HIV Center for AIDS Prevention Studies at the University of California, San Francisco (CAPS)	p. 36
The Recreational Use of Ecstasy Is Harmful National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)	p. 42
The Harm of Ecstasy Has Been Misrepresented by Researchers and Reporters	p. 52
The Recreational Use of Ecstasy Can Destroy Lives	p. 58
The Psychiatric Use of Ecstasy Can Help Heal Psychological Trauma	p. 62
The Illicit Drug Anti-Proliferation Act Deters Selling and Using Club Drugs	p. 76
The Illicit Drug Anti-Proliferation Act Is Unfair and Threatens Civil Liberties	p. 81
Organizations to Contact	p. 88
Bibliography	p. 94
Index	p. 97
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