Ecstasy Informative Speech
Topic: Ecstasy
Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about ecstasy.
Central Idea: To inform my audience about the history of ecstasy, how it works, and the symptoms.
Introduction
I. 3, 4-methylendioxy-methamphetamine
II. According to the US National Library of Medicine Nation Institutes of Health, approximately 10% of college students have tried this at least once. 7% have used this within the past year and 3% within the past month. It is the second most likely illicit drug to be used, first being marijuana.
a. For many of you have heard of it referred to as “E”, or the “love drug”, or “happy pill”, or what media refers to it as “molly”.
III. However, all these names share one common characteristic. They all are talking about ecstasy. …show more content…
What is ecstasy? According to the Office of National Drug Control Policy, ecstasy is the street name for MDMA, or methylendioxy-methamphetamine, which is a synthetic, psychoactive drug that has similarities to the stimulant amphetamine and hallucinogen mescaline.
a. Problem with ecstasy is that it is no longer pure MDMA, ecstasy tablets are now commonly filled with a mixture of chemical cocktails. For example, the Office of National Drug Control Policy released a report saying, “Ecstasy tablets are no longer just MDMA, but rather a cocktail of chemicals. Samples of Ecstasy analyzed by Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) laboratories contain meth, ketamine, caffeine, dimethylsulfone, N-benzylpiperazine (BZP), and trifluoromethylpiperazine (TFMPP), in addition to MDMA.”
II. History of ecstasy: MDMA was patented in 1913 by the German pharmaceutical company called “Merck” which was originally supposed to be sold as a diet pill, according to the Center for Substance Abuse Research. However, they decided against marketing the drug.
a. Then in the 1950’s the US army experimented with it to use as a possible truth serum against enemy troops. (Center for Substance Abuse
Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about ecstasy.
Central Idea: To inform my audience about the history of ecstasy, how it works, and the symptoms.
Introduction
I. 3, 4-methylendioxy-methamphetamine
II. According to the US National Library of Medicine Nation Institutes of Health, approximately 10% of college students have tried this at least once. 7% have used this within the past year and 3% within the past month. It is the second most likely illicit drug to be used, first being marijuana.
a. For many of you have heard of it referred to as “E”, or the “love drug”, or “happy pill”, or what media refers to it as “molly”.
III. However, all these names share one common characteristic. They all are talking about ecstasy. …show more content…
What is ecstasy? According to the Office of National Drug Control Policy, ecstasy is the street name for MDMA, or methylendioxy-methamphetamine, which is a synthetic, psychoactive drug that has similarities to the stimulant amphetamine and hallucinogen mescaline.
a. Problem with ecstasy is that it is no longer pure MDMA, ecstasy tablets are now commonly filled with a mixture of chemical cocktails. For example, the Office of National Drug Control Policy released a report saying, “Ecstasy tablets are no longer just MDMA, but rather a cocktail of chemicals. Samples of Ecstasy analyzed by Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) laboratories contain meth, ketamine, caffeine, dimethylsulfone, N-benzylpiperazine (BZP), and trifluoromethylpiperazine (TFMPP), in addition to MDMA.”
II. History of ecstasy: MDMA was patented in 1913 by the German pharmaceutical company called “Merck” which was originally supposed to be sold as a diet pill, according to the Center for Substance Abuse Research. However, they decided against marketing the drug.
a. Then in the 1950’s the US army experimented with it to use as a possible truth serum against enemy troops. (Center for Substance Abuse