Titre : | Mephedrone, new kid for the chop? (2011) |
Titre traduit : | (La méphérone, une petite nouvelle ?) |
Auteurs : | A. R. WINSTOCK ; L. R. MITCHESON ; P. DELUCA ; Z. DAVEY ; O. CORAZZA ; F. SCHIFANO |
Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
Dans : | Addiction (Vol.106, n°1, January 2011) |
Article en page(s) : | 154-161 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | PRO (Produits, mode d'action, méthode de dépistage / Substances, action mode, screening methods) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus géographique ROYAUME-UNIThésaurus mots-clés MEPHEDRONE ; DROGUES DE SYNTHESE ; INTERNET ; ETUDE TRANSVERSALE ; SYMPTOME ; TYPE D'USAGE |
Résumé : | AIMS: Mephedrone (4-methylmethcathinone) is a novel synthetic stimulant drug that has recently become popular in the United Kingdom and elsewhere in Europe. It has a short history of human consumption and little is known about its prevalence and pattern of use. This study aimed to obtain preliminary data on its use and effects among dance drug users in the United Kingdom. DESIGN: Cross-sectional anonymous online survey of mephedrone recruited as part of larger study exploring patterns of drug use among those associated with the dance music scene. Setting UK-based dance music and clubbing website. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 947 ever users of mephedrone recruited as part of a wider study on dance drug use patterns. MEASUREMENTS: Assessment of demographics, ever and current drug use and patterns and selected effects following use of mephedrone. FINDINGS: A total of 947 (41.3%) of 2295 participants reported ever having used mephedrone. Mephedrone was the sixth most frequently used drug in the last month after tobacco, alcohol, cannabis, cocaine and 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA). Users were typically younger (P |
Domaine : | Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
Refs biblio. : | 34 |
Affiliation : | King's College London, Department of Addictions, Institute of Psychiatry, London, United Kingdom / Royaume-Uni |
Lien : | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.03130.x/abstract |
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