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ECSTASY

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  1. ECSTASY

  2. Don’t forget: You can copy-paste this slide into other presentations, and move or resize the poll.

  3. Don’t forget: You can copy-paste this slide into other presentations, and move or resize the poll.

  4. ECSTASY Getting to know MDMA Other known street names for E Kleenex Letter Biscuits Rolls Scooby Snacks White Doves And the most well-known E (or E-Bombs) Other known street names for being on E Candy Flipped Blown Up Faced Out Hippie Flipped Pill Faced And the most well-known ROLLING *

  5. 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.

  6. ECSTASY: But the Numbers Are Down • 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

  7. ECSTASY: Signs and Symptoms Symptoms 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

  8. 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?

  9. 6TH Grade Standard: Essential Concepts 1.1AECSTASY: 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

  10. 6TH Grade Standard: Essential Concepts 1.1AECSTASY: Physical Fall-out“But I only tried it 781 times!”

  11. 6TH Grade Standard: Essential Concepts 1.1AECSTASY: 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

  12. ECSTASY: Availability is Online • It is not an expensive narcotic at $15 a pop • Numerous ways online to get it: • Virtual illicit drugstores on MySpacepages: • Vocabulary used: Ask if Purple Pokeballs, White Macintosh , or Thizzles are for sale… • Drug dealers allegedly peddle ecstasy online using various names

  13. ECSTASY: Rolling at Raves 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. • All “Ravers” have Nicknames or Code • An entire underground network exists online: • www.ravelinks.com • Access to thousand of Ravers in Alphabetical order • PLUR….

  14. ECSTASY: Rolling at Raves What is PLUR? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWs6ARzFWGs

  15. ECSTASY: Local Resources to find help RIVERSIDE COUNTY SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAM “Friday Night Live” Site Address: 3525 Presley Avenue Riverside, CA  92507- Phone Number       (951) 782-2400    Target Populations: Youth 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

  16. 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

  17. Incorporating the Health Standards 6th 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

  18. 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

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