Club drugs have become popular among teenagers who attend “raves” at bars, nightclubs, concerts and parties because they are perceived to enhance energy, endurance, sociability and to cause sexual arousal. The US National Institute on Drug Abuse identified social drugs as MDMA (ecstasy), rohypnol, ketamine and gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB). It is in tablet or capsule form and can be ingested orally, crushed and snorted, dissolved or injected. It is available only in tablet form and typically ingested orally. Common toxic effects of club drugs are fatigue, hypertension, dizziness, hallucinations, seizures, coma and death.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 24, 2019 23:15 UTC