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Hard drug use on a steady rise by Jill C. Hindman------
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Everyone has seen the egg commercial, right? Just in case that was not enough of a self-explanatory message for you this will fill in the blanks. Drugs are rampant today and have been for years. In the '60s and '70s the stereotype is everyone was all about peace, love and happiness. Marijuana was a popular drug, which a good number of people did not look upon as a hard drug. Well, today the more popular drugs are hard drugs: ecstasy, cocaine and acid. Ecstasy, more commonly referred to as E, is a drug that is very popular not only in the club scene, but also in people's living rooms. Ecstasy has the characteristics of stimulants and hallucinogens. It has the ability to cause addiction. Side effects include increased heart rate and blood pressure. It can also disable the body's ability to regulate its own temperature. Ecstasy is an illegal drug. That is either in the form of a capsule or tablet It is normally taken orally, but sometimes is snorted or injected. The effects last about three to six hours depending on dosage, which is an average of one to two tablets. Ecstasy releases serotonin, which is a neurophoto by Justine DiFilippo transmitter, from the brain. This can leave long- A student demonstrates how users snort various drugs, such as Ecstasy and Cocaine. term behavioral effects. This drug may also proharmful because extremely high doses reach happens a third substance, cocaethylene, is produce long-lasting effects on the brain that can the brain very quickly. Also smoking causes duced and intensifies the euphoric effect. alter memory and other behaviors and damages more rapid addiction. Long-term use can trigger aggression and brain cells. Just one dose of Ecstasy decreases Side effects of cocaine are constricted pe- paranoia. Depression often occurs after you seretonin for up to two weeks. Prolonged use of ripheral blood vessels, dilated pupils, increased stop taking cocaine. this drug is linked to confusion, depression, temperature, heart rate and blood pressure. Acid, also referred to as LSD, is one of the sleeping problems, aggressive and impulsive beSudden death can occur upon the first time you most potent mood-changing chemicals out havior and anxiety. use cocaine or unexpectedly after. There is no there. It is colorless and odorless and sold in Cocaine is such a powerful drug that after tryway to determine who is prone to sudden death. tablets. It is usually taken by mouth. ing it just one time it is unpredictable as to how Cocaine-related deaths are often a result of caror if you will be able to control your usage. diac arrest or seizures followed by respiratory Story continued on page 3. Crack, which is the street name, is sniffed, snortarrest. Increased risk of sudden death occurs ed, injected and smoked. When smoked it is most when cocaine is mixed with alcohol. When this
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