A patient comes into the emergency department wanting to be checked for sexual activity since she was out the other night at a rave and cannot remember what occurred. The nurse realizes that which of the following addictive substances would cause this effect in the patient?

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Ecstasy (also known as MDMA) is a commonly used drug at raves and can cause memory loss or amnesia. Crank (methamphetamine), marijuana, and alcohol are also commonly used at raves but do not typically cause memory loss to the extent that ecstasy does.

A Patient Comes into the Emergency Department Wanting to Be