The fact that teens are using substances is not news. In our community, for instance, there has been much publicity about the use of Ecstasy.

(Ecstasy is a "club drug" - young persons often use it in connection with partying. It is methylenedioxymethaphetamine, or MDMA, and creates a "rush" in the user that may be experienced as pleasurable. Initially thought to be harmless, it impacts mood regulation, affects memory on a permanent basis and may destroy the body's ability to regulate its temperature, leading to death.)

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