What are the triggers that make you want to pick up a drink or use drugs? What situations cause you to start craving a drink? Share your experience with other readers who may be struggling with the same triggers. Read more...

More Reader Responses:

• Why Did You Quit Drinking?
  
• Have You Been Playing a Role in the Life of an Alcoholic?
  
• Characteristics of Adult Children of Alcoholics

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Ecstasy or MDMA is a synthetic, psychoactive (mind-altering) drug with hallucinogenic and amphetamine-like properties. Its chemical structure is similar to two other synthetic drugs, MDA and methamphetamine, which are known to cause brain damage.

More About Ecstasy:

• Ecstasy Pictures
  
• Ecstasy Frequently Asked Questions
  
• Commonly Abused Drugs

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Alcohol and drug use can progress into abuse and even addiction so insidiously that sometimes people do not realize that it has become a problem for them and those around them. The following self-assessment tests can help you determine whether or not it may be time to get help.

• Alcohol Abuse Screening Quiz
  
• Alcohol Withdrawal Symptoms Quiz
  
• Marijuana Problem Screening Quiz
  
• Do You Experience Marijuana Withdrawals?
  
• Do You Have a Cocaine Problem?
  
• Drug Abuse Screening Quiz
  
• Could You Be Depressed?
  

Questions for Families:

• Are You Troubled by Someone's Drinking?
  
• Are You Enabling an Alcoholic or Addict?
  
• Did You Grow Up With a Problem Drinker?
  
• Is Your Child Using Drugs?
  
• Adult Child Screening Quiz
  
• Domestic Abuse Screening Quiz
  

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