This section of our website contains health and safety information pertaining to some of the more commonly used recreational drugs. The first page in each drug section presents simple, basic facts explaining what the drug is, its effects, the main risks of using it, and the most important health and safety information for reducing the risks and harms associated with it. More detailed information appears in sub-menus on the left side of each drug's main page.

Some recreational drugs are used by people who enjoy their effects while dancing. Ecstasy in particular has become closely associated with raves and nightclubs, places where people go to dance. While ecstasy use is certainly common in these environments, the term "dance drug" is misleading. Ecstasy, as well as all the drugs we describe on our site are used by all kinds of people in all kinds of settings. Labeling any of them "dance drugs" or "club drugs" fails to convey the multitude of reasons why people choose to use them. You don't have to be a raver to benefit from the information on our site. It is useful for anyone who uses or knows someone who uses any of these drugs.