NIE: ECSTASY QUIZ

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.

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