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Increased intensity of ecstasy and polydrug usage in the more experienced recreational Ecstasy/MDMA users : a www study
(Intensification de l'usage d'ecstasy et de la polyconsommation chez des usagers expérimentés d'ecstasy/MDMA. Une étude menée par internet)
Auteur(s) :
SCHOLEY A. B. ;
PARROTT, A. C. ;
BUCHANAN, T. ;
HEFFERNAN T. M. ;
LING, J. ;
RODGERS, J.
Année
2004
Page(s) :
743-752
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
34
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus mots-clés
MDMA-ECSTASY
;
USAGER
;
USAGE RECREATIF
;
USAGE REGULIER
;
POLYCONSOMMATION
;
AUTOEVALUATION
;
ENQUETE
;
INTERNET
Note générale :
Addictive Behaviors, 2004, 29, (4), 743-752
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
Recreational Ecstasy/MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine) users often take a variety of psychoactive drugs, but there is little empirical data on how these drug consumption patterns change with greater experience of Ecstasy. The aim of this study was to compare the polydrug usage patterns reported by non-Ecstasy users, novice Ecstasy users, moderate Ecstasy users, and heavy Ecstasy users. In a VWVW study of 763 unpaid volunteers, 481 had never taken Ecstasy, whereas 282 reported they had taken it. The Ecstasy users comprised 109 novice users (1-9 occasions), 136 moderate Ecstasy users (10-99 occasions), and 36 heavy Ecstasy users (+ 100 occasions). Each participant also reported their experience with a range of other psychoactive drugs. The Ecstasy users reported significantly greater psychoactive drug usage than the non- Ecstasy users. The novice, moderate, and heavy Ecstasy users also differed significantly from each other in the use of cocaine, amphetamine, LSD, and psilocybin mushrooms, but not of alcohol, cannabis, or cigarettes/nicotine. Experienced Ecstasy users also took significantly more MDMA tablets on each occasion, and reported a higher maximum weekly intake. The increased use of Ecstasy is associated with more intensive patterns of Ecstasy/MDMA intake, and the greater use (Editor's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Human Cognitive Neuroscience Unit, Psychology Division, Northumbria University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE1 8ST. E-mail : a.scholeyunn.ac.uk
Royaume-Uni. United Kingdom.
Royaume-Uni. United Kingdom.