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Yacoubian GS, Boyle C, Harding CA, Loftus EA.
“It's a rave new world: estimating the prevalence and perceived harm of ecstasy and other drug use among club rave attendees”.
J Drug Educ. 2003 Aug;33(2):187-96.
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Abstract
The use of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA or 'ecstasy') appears to be increasing worldwide, with 'rave' attendees being one high-risk population. To date, however, only one study has collected ecstasy use information from rave attendees in the United States. To address this limitation, we collected self-report drug use information from 70 adult 'club rave' attendees within the Baltimore-Washington corridor in April and May 2002. Data collection was scheduled between 12 A.M. and 5 A.M. Participation rates were high, with 85 percent of the club rave attendees completing the interview. Eighty-six percent of the respondents reported lifetime ecstasy use, 51 percent reported 30-day use, and 30 percent reported using ecstasy within the two days preceding the interview. While past-year ecstasy users were comparable to non-users with respect to a host of demographic and drug use variables, non-ecstasy users were significantly more likely than past-year users to perceive risks associated with the regular use of alcohol and ecstasy. Not surprisingly, non-ecstasy users were significantly more likely than past-year users to perceive harmful long-term physical and psychological effects associated with ecstasy ingestion. These findings suggest that rave attendees may be an important population for ecstasy-related prevention efforts.
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