Ecstacy: The Club Drug

Ecstacy is know in Europe to be one of the most widely abused illegal drugs. It is fast becoming a problem here in the US with teenagers. Because of this, it is a drug that needs to be understood by all nurse professionals.

The most recent issue of Clinical Nurse Specialist has an article describes the pharmacology and the effects of the drug. Ecstasy for Intimacy: Potentially Fatal Choices for Adolescents and Young Adults

Other articles about ecstacy that you might find of interest include
Altered states: the clinical effects of Ecstasy
MDMA (Ecstasy) in the emergency department
Shedding new light on the safe club drug: methylenedioxymethamphetamine (ecstasy)-related fatalities.

The National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) also has several web pages devoted to the topic.