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ANABOLIC STEROIDS

CANNABIS

COCAINE

ECSTASY

NAME IT

E, Fantasy, doves, Mitsubishis dolphins, Rolexes (chemical name: MDMA)

THE EFFECTS

• Users can feel alert and in tune with their surroundings and with other people too.
• Sound, colour and emotions can seem much more intense.
• The energy buzz from ecstasy means users may dance for hours
• The effects last anything from 3 to 6 hours.

THE RISKS

• As ecstasy starts working (known as 'coming up') users may feel a tightening of the jaw, nausea, sweating and an increase in heart rate.
• The comedown can leave users feeling tired and depressed, often for days.
• Use has been linked to liver and kidney problems.
• Studies into the effects of ecstasy are still at an early stage. However, research shows that MDMA dramatically affects the brain chemistry of animals.
• There have been about 80 ecstasy-related deaths in the UK.

Class: Class A

Group: STIMULANTS

GASES, GLUES AND AEROSOLS (solvents)

GHB

HEROIN

KETAMINE

LSD (acid)

MAGIC MUSHROOMS

POPPERS (alkyl nitrites)

SPEED (amphetamines)

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