Brief Description
Club drugs tend to be used by teenagers and young adults at bars, nightclubs, concerts, and parties. Club drugs include GHB, Rohypnol®, ketamine, and others. MDMA (Ecstasy), Methamphetamine, and LSD (Acid), are considered club drugs and are covered in their individual drug summaries. Learn more
Statistics and Trends
| Drug |
Time Period |
8th- Graders |
10th- Graders |
12th- Graders |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ketamine | Past Year | - | - | 1.5 |
| GHB | Past Year | - | - | 1.4 |
| Rohypnol | Lifetime | [1.0] | 0.8 | - |
| Past Year | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.5 | |
| Past Month | 0.1 | 0.2 | - |
* Data in brackets indicate statistically significant change from the previous year.
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