Party drugs

The term “party drugs” refers to substances that are consumed predominantly at night when out on the town, above all in discos and clubs featuring electronic music (techno, electro, house).

The drugs are also used on other occasions, for instance to improve performance, to get in the mood for sex or to wake feelings of euphoria.

Party drugs include above all stimulants such as amphetamines (“speed”) as well as mood-enhancing and euphoric substances like ecstasy, cocaine, GHB and LSD.

The German AIDS service organization provides comprehensive information on the effects and interactions of these substances at www.hiv-drogen.de.

Medications such as the anesthetic ketamine or strong sedatives (tranquilizers) are also sometimes used as party drugs. We have prepared information on that in the section Medications.