@article{ref1,
title="It's a rave new world: estimating the prevalence and perceived harm of ecstasy and other drug use among club rave attendees",
journal="Journal of drug education",
year="2003",
author="Yacoubian, George S. and Boyle, Cynthia and Harding, Christine A. and Loftus, Elizabeth A.",
volume="33",
number="2",
pages="187-196",
abstract="The use of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA or &quot;ecstasy&quot;) appears to be increasing worldwide, with &quot;rave&quot; 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 &quot;club rave&quot; 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.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0047-2379",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}