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Throughout every generation there's always been concern about teens and drug use, evolving from marijuana use to those who partake in cocaine to the current fascination of "club drugs" or "party drugs". Hallucinogens created in back yard labs, ingredients made from a concoction of prescription drugs and other poisonous substances such as rat poison.

Along with new drugs come new ways in which to experience their effects. The most common place you'll find the use of club drugs is in rave parties, dance parties and other venues that promote dance and music. All-day concerts and those that go well into the early morning of the following day are places that have become synonymous with club drugs. Their lure to teens is not just the effects they produce, but how easily a teen's budget can afford some of these drugs.

Some club drugs have also been used without consent. They can sometimes be odourless, colourless, tasteless and dissolve easily thus making them a drug that is easy to slip into drinks of victims in order to sedate or intoxicate.

Following is a guide about club drugs that all parents should be aware of.

WHAT ARE CLUB DRUGS?

Club drugs are used for their ability to produce a massive high for the user. Used in the dance scene they are said to enhance the experience created from the use of lighting and music, making it a trance experience to remember. They can also make a user feel less inhibitive, allowing them to be more open and less shy than usually are.

Most of these drugs look like prescriptive medicines and come in tablet form. They are produced in illegal back yard labs that contain various ingredients and chemicals, all unknown to the user. This is why club drugs are most dangerous, they're synthetically made with ingredients that are unknown, therefore the effects of using them are unknown too.

COMMON CLUB DRUGS, THEIR EFFECT AND SLANG NAMES

The following list is the most common of the drugs to be found in the dance scene.

MDMA

This drug is used as a stimulant and also creates hallucinations. Most young people would use this to increase their energy in order to keep dancing all through the night and to improve their mood. MDMA is a synthetic drug that has many effects and also many side effects. It is known to increase the heart rate and blood pressure and can create a higher sense of alertness.

Its use can lead to dehydration, heart and kidney failure resulting from the increase in body temperature and stroke. Some users have reported side effects that

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