Club drug 185896 221277258 2008-06-23T20:41:18Z OnBeyondZebrax 933709 /* Types */ add ketamine effects, remove unsourced claims about it being 'unsuited' '''Club drugs''' are a loosely-defined category of [[recreational drug]]s which are associated with discothèques in the 1970s and [[dance club]]s, parties, and [[rave]]s in the 1980s to the 2000s.<ref>*[http://www.erowid.org/references/refs_view.php?ID=6889 Erowid reference 6889]</ref> . Unlike many other categories, such as [[opiate]]s, which are established according to pharmaceutical properties, club drugs are a "category of convenience", which includes drugs ranging from [[inhalant]]s ([[nitrous oxide]] and amyl nitrite "[[poppers]]"), stimulants (such as [[MDMA|ecstasy]] and [[amphetamines]]) and hallucinogens such as [[LSD]]. Dancers at all-night parties use these drugs for their stimulating or psychedelic properties. The "club drugs" vary by country and region; in some areas, even opiates such as [[heroin]] and depressants such as [[ketamine]] are considered as "club drug".<ref>http://www.ncjrs.gov/txtfiles/p_5wpuls.txt</ref> ==Types== Examples of drugs typically categorized as club drugs include [[MDMA|ecstasy]], various [[amphetamines]] and less obviously suitable substances like the depressants [[gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid|GHB]] and [[ketamine]] (which do not act as stimulants, but are commonly referred to as club drugs). '[[Poppers]]' is the street name of amyl, butyl and isobutyl nitrite (collectively known as [[alkyl nitrites]]), which are clear, yellow volatile liquids which are inhaled for their intoxicating effects. Nitrites originally came as small glass capsules that were popped open, which led to the nickname 'poppers'. The drug became popular in the UK first on the disco/club scene of the 1970s and then at dance and rave venues in the 1980s and 1990s. The "club drugs" vary by country and region. "In Delaware, heroin (and many other drugs) are sold at clubs and at "raves" -- often to very young users. Though far less common than other "club drugs" like MDMA, ketamine, or [[LSD]], [[heroin]] can also be found for sale in some New York clubs."<ref>http://www.ncjrs.gov/txtfiles/p_5wpuls.txt</ref> Although the previously mentioned selection of drugs are generally categorized as club drugs by the media and the [[United States]] government, this distinction probably does not have an accurate correlation to real usage patterns. For example, [[alcohol]] is generally not included under the category of club drugs, even though it is probably used more than any other drug at clubs. [[Ketamine]] has long history of being used in clubs and was one of the most popular substances used in the New York [[club kids|Club Kid]] scene. Ketamine produces a dissociative state, characterised by a sense of detachment from one's physical body and the external world which is known as [[depersonalization]] and [[derealization]]. Hallucinations and effects include changes in the perception of distances, relative scale, colour and durations/time, as well as a slowing of the visual system's ability to update what the user is seeing.{{Fact|date=February 2008}} At high doses sounds can be out of sync with the user's visual field. Colors can also turn to sound and sound into color.{{Fact|date=February 2008}} In the 2000s, synthetic [[phenethylamines]] such as [[2C-I]], [[2C-B]] and [[2,5-Dimethoxy-4-bromoamphetamine|DOB]] have been referred to as club drugs due to their stimulating and psychedelic nature (and their chemical relationship with [[MDMA]]).<ref>*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/onelife/drink_drugs/2ci/ BBC-2C-I]</ref> ==History== In the mid- to late-1970s [[disco]] club scene, there was a thriving drug subculture, particularly for drugs that would enhance the experience of dancing to the loud dance music and the flashing lights on the dancefloor, such as [[cocaine]] <ref>Gootenberg, Paul 1954- - Between Coca and Cocaine: A Century or More of U.S.-Peruvian Drug Paradoxes, 1860-1980 - Hispanic American Historical Review - 83:1, February 2003, pp. 119-150. He says that "The relationship of cocaine to 1970s disco culture cannot be stressed enough; ..." - </ref> (nicknamed "blow"), amyl nitrite "[[poppers]]" <ref>Amyl, butyl and isobutyl nitrite (collectively known as alkyl nitrites) are clear, yellow liquids which are inhaled for their intoxicating effects. Nitrites originally came as small glass capsules that were popped open. This led to nitrites being given the name 'poppers' but this form of the drug is rarely found in the UK The drug became popular in the UK first on the disco/club scene of the 1970s and then at dance and rave venues in the 1980s and 1990s. Available at: http://www.drugscope.org.uk/druginfo/drugsearch/ds_results.asp?file=%5Cwip%5C11%5C1%5C1%5Cnitrites.html</ref>, and the "...other quintessential 1970s club drug [[Quaalude]], which suspended [[motor coordination]] and turned one’s arms and legs to [[Jell-O]]."<ref>www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/ah/1999/7/1999_7_43.shtml - 76k - </ref> According to [[Peter Braunstein]], "[m]assive quantities of drugs [were] ingested in discotheques". == See also == *[[Party pills]] *[[Rave]] == References == <references/> == External links == *[http://www.clubdrugs.org/ Clubdrugs.org] *[http://www.addictionsearch.com/treatment_articles/club-drugs_10_1.html Collection of Articles on Various Club Drugs] *[http://www.nida.nih.gov/Infofacts/clubdrugs.html Infofacts Club Drugs] *[http://www.erowid.org/references/refs_view.php?ID=6889 Erowid reference 6889] *[http://www.bbc.co.uk/onelife/drink_drugs/2ci/ BBC-2C-I] [[Category:Drug culture]] {{hallucinogen-stub}} [[fr:Drogue de viol]] [[hr:Droga za silovanje]] [[pt:Boa noite Cinderela]]