TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2004//
TI  - Toward an ecstasy and other club drug (EOCD) prevention intervention for rave attendees
JO  - Journal of drug education
A1  - Yacoubian, George S.
A1  - Miller, Sarah
A1  - Pianim, Selwyn
A1  - Kunz, Michael
A1  - Orrick, Erin
A1  - Link, Tanja
A1  - Palacios, Wilson R.
A1  - Peters, Ronald J.
SP  - 41
EP  - 59
VL  - 34
IS  - 1
N2  - 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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0047-2379
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -