Ecstasy /
Karla Fitzhugh.
- Chicago : Heinemann Library, c2006.
- 56 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
- What's the deal? .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 55) and index.
Ecstasy - what's the deal? -- What is ecstasy? -- Ecstasy and medical experiments -- The spread of ecstasy use -- Ecstasy use today -- Why do people take ecstasy? -- The ecstasy trade -- What's in street drugs? -- The effects of ecstasy -- The risks of taking ecstasy -- Ecstasy deaths -- Is ecstasy addictive? -- Ecstasy and mental health -- Wider effects -- Ecstasy and the law -- Quitting ecstasy use -- Help and advice.
Examines the problems associated with ecstasy and how the drug can cause brain damage, and contains real-life case studies and quotes from drug users and health professionals.