Citation

Yacoubian GS, Miller S, Pianim S, Kunz M, Orrick E, Link T, Palacios WR, Peters RJ. J. Drug Educ. 2004; 34(1): 41-59.

Affiliation

Pacific Institute for Research Evaluation (PIRE), Calverton, MD 20705-3102, USA. gyacoubian@pire.org

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Baywood Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

15468747

Abstract

A growing body of recent research has identified that "rave" attendees are at high risk for the use of "club drugs," such as 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA or "ecstasy"). Rave attendees, however, comprise only one of several club-going populations. In the current study, we explore the prevalence of ecstasy and other club drug (EOCD) use among a sample of club attendees in Washington, DC. Data were collected from adult, primarily homosexual, club attendees during the summer of 2003. Data collection was scheduled between 11 p.m. and 3 a.m. Participation rates were high. Of the 211 club attendees approached, 88% (n = 186) completed the interview. Drug use prevalence rates were low. With the exception of alcohol and marijuana, 2-day self-reports were less than 1% for each drug. These findings, amalgamated with results from other EOCD-related studies involving several distinct populations, offer considerable insight into the state of ecstasy in American society. Based on a meta-analysis of this literature, we offer a community-level prevention intervention for the population at highest risk for EOCD use-rave attendees.

Language: en