Drug Abuse...This essay is about drug abuse, and more commonly the club drugs of today, and the effects they have on people.

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Drug abuse is defined as the excessive usage of drugs. Drug abuse affects more than just the abuser. It can seriously damage any number of personal and professional relationships. Drug abuse affects all aspects of an abusers life. This can lead to loss of jobs, families being torn apart through violence or divorce, prison, and death for some. All of these have far reaching consequences. The drug abuser who receives no rehabilitation can be doomed to a life of low self-esteem and crime. It is like a cancer on our society and worthy of serious consideration. Drug usage and abuse is considered a social problem in many ways. A growing number of people in today's society are worried that drug use and abuse warrants grave public concern, and that there needs to be change in the approach to deal with and stop it.

More recently the concern is forwarded to the rise in the consumption of the club drugs, such as MDMA, ecstasy, ketamine, GHB, and LSD.

Ecstasy or MDMA (methylenedioxymethamphetamine) is a stimulant that combines the properties of methamphetamine or "speed" with mind-altering or hallucinogenic properties. Considered the most commonly used designer drug, Ecstasy is a close derivative of methamphetamine and can be described as a hallucinogenic stimulant. LSD is a potent hallucinogenic drug, also called a psychedelic. Ketamine is a powerful animal tranquilizer that causes hallucinations, nightmares, delirium, and violent irrational responses. All of the listed drugs have become popular nationally among teenagers and young adults especially at all-night dance parties called "raves".

MDMA (Ecstasy), LSD, GHB, and Ketamine are among the drugs used by teens and young adults who are part of a nightclub, bar, rave, or trance scene. Raves and trance events are generally nightlong dances, often held in warehouses. Many who attend raves and...