Test Your Knowledge

Instructions: After reviewing "Facts on Drugs: Ecstasy" on the NIDA for Teens Web site ( http://Teens.drugabuse.gov/ ), take this short quiz to test your knowledge. 

1.  Ecstasy is also known as .  A ) MDMA B ) PCP C ) LSD

2.  Ecstasy is known as a "club drug" because .  A ) Teens take ecstasy at a clubhouse B ) Teens take ecstasy in a big sandwich C ) Teens use ecstasy at all-night dance clubs

3.  Ecstasy is part .  A ) Opiate and inhalant B ) Stimulant and hallucinogen C ) Marijuana and prescription drug

4.  A slang word for ecstasy is .  A ) Dumbo B ) Adam C ) Noodles

5.  Ecstasy is usually taken in a .  A ) Needle or syringe B ) Patch on the skin C ) Pill or tablet

6.  In 2002 teens were using ecstasy than in 2001.  A ) Less B ) More C ) About the same

7.  One of the dangers of ecstasy is hyperthermia, or .  A ) Overheating B ) Freezing C ) Losing an arm or leg

8.  MDMA is in animals.  A ) neurotoxic B ) hypertoxic C ) not toxic

9.  Ecstasy use can affect A ) Sight and hearing B ) Thought and memory C ) Speech and language

10.  Ecstasy is often made with .  A ) Other drugs B ) Added vitamins C ) Extra care

11.  A dose of ecstasy lasts A.  ) All night B.  ) 30 minutes C.  ) 3 to 6 hours

THE ANSWERS

1.  ( A ) Ecstasy is known in science as methylenedioxymethamphetamine or MDMA. 

2.  ( C ) Ecstasy is known as a "club drug" because teens and young adults take the drug at a nightclub, rave, or trance scene.  Raves are dances that last all night long. 

3.  ( B ) Ecstasy is part stimulant ( amphetaminelike ) and part hallucinogen ( LSD-like ). 

4.  ( B ) Ecstasy is sometimes called Adam. 

5.  ( C ) Ecstasy is usually taken by mouth as a pill, tablet, or capsule. 

6.  ( A ) According to a recent Monitoring the Future study of teens in eighth-, 10th- and 12th-grades, use of ecstasy is less than in previous years. 

7.  ( A ) Ecstasy causes the body to overheat because of dehydration or loss of fluids through excessive sweating. 

8.  ( A ) MDMA is neurotoxic in animals, which means it can damage the brain. 

9.  ( B ) Ecstasy use affects thought and memory. 

10.  ( A ) Other chemicals or substances are often added to or substituted for MDMA, such as caffeine, dextromethorphan ( cough syrup ), and amphetamine.  Makers of ecstasy can add anything they want to the drug, so the purity of ecstasy is always questionable. 

11.  ( C ) For most users, a "hit" of ecstasy lasts for 3 to 6 hours. 

*National Institute on Drug Abuse

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