Club drug use is an increasingly popular trend for which teens and young adults are willing to give up their lives. Not only can these drugs be addicting and cause brain damage, but they can also be lethal.

A seemingly endless search for fun and excitement is a major factor contributing to the club drug trend. Teens and young adults see club drugs as “a way of having fun and enhancing the rave experience.” However, in reality a trip to the hospital or even death is not the kind of fun most people are looking for.

There are enough things said about club drugs to influence their use, yet not enough is said about their harmful effects.

People often forget to mention the bad experiences they have had with club drugs, but they are “hyped up about how good it makes them feel,” Christine Cordisco said.

With all the talk about club drugs people want to experiment to see what all the hype is about ,and some may even feel pressured.

After talking to several students, the majority of them did not know the serious effects of club drugs. This type of information should be more accessible for teens and young adults, and people should stress the harm they can do. People need to be aware of what they are getting themselves into.

Club drugs may be an attraction to teens and young adults due its affordability. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, generally low prices, and increased stamina which enables the user to dance for long periods of time combine for its allure.
However “true ravers don’t need the drugs to have all the fun,” junior Lauryn Nycole Morgan said.

Often teens and young adults turn to drugs to solve their problems. According to the NIDA some believe that club drugs break down barriers and enhance certain good feelings.

Club drugs, however, may eventually create more problems and stress for teens and young adults, rather than solving problems.

Though some are aware of the many harms that club drugs can do, teens and young adults still choose to do them.

“Kids have this idea that nothing bad will happen to them and that nothing will hurt them,” English teacher, Suzi Drake said.

For some it takes a bad experience for them to learn their lesson but by that time it may be too late.