Re: club drugs

From: Armand Mickune-Santos (asantos@EMERALD.TUFTS.EDU)
Date: Wed Feb 07 2001 - 17:14:55 EST

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    Thank you for the resource.

    Armand Mickune-Santos
    Tufts University
    124 Professors Row
    Medford, MA 02155

    Sam Shover wrote:
    >
    > Dear Colleagues,
    > I recently received an email (forwarded through the higher educ center
    > listserve) from Bill Smith at University of Kansas re: a compilation
    > of resources for education/activities about club drugs. I found it
    > extremely helpful and have passed the info on to my staff for
    > programming.
    >
    > One of my staff members and I did a presentation on club drugs at the
    > higher ed center's alcohol, drug and violence prevention annual
    > conference, fall 2000. We have compiled current research materials
    > into a publication called "X (and Other Drug) Files: Myths and
    > Mysteries of Popular Drug and Herbal Use". In addition to the club
    > drugs info, (including GHB and GBL, X, roofies, acid, cat, DXM,
    > Ketamine,nitrous oxide, and PMA), the book covers precautions
    > associated with the use of herbal remedies. We find more students (and
    > the general population)are using herbal remedies, without
    > understanding side effects and possible interactions that can occur
    > when combined with any other drug use, both licit and illicit drugs.
    > In addition, there is a brief section on the abuse of Ritalin, also
    > popular among students.
    >
    > The publication is now available by order. I will be happy to forward
    > the information to anyone interested. Please send me an email request
    > at <shovers@uncwil.edu>.
    >
    > Again, thank you to all your list members who took the time to compile
    > their ideas. Great stuff!
    >
    > Most sincerely,
    > "Sam" Shover
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