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Psychosocial profiles of older adolescent MDMA users
(Profil psychosocial de jeunes adultes usagers de MDMA)
Auteur(s) :
SINGER, L. T. ;
LINARES T. J. ;
NTIRI S. ;
HENRY, R. ;
MINNES, S.
Année
2004
Page(s) :
245-252
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
54
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus mots-clés
MDMA-ECSTASY
;
ABUS
;
POLYCONSOMMATION
;
FACTEUR DE VULNERABILITE
;
FACTEUR DE RISQUE
;
DIAGNOSTIC
;
QUESTIONNAIRE
;
TEST
;
COMPARAISON
;
ADOLESCENT
Note générale :
Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 2004, 74, (3), 245-252
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
Purpose: Using a case-control design, patterns of drug use, psychological symptoms, and behavioral characteristics associated with 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) use were surveyed in a sample of older adolescents (median age 20). Methods: One hundred (42 MDMA users; 58 non-MDMA users) older adolescents were recruited using the "snowball" technique and interviewed regarding their use of MDMA and other drugs. The Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI), the Problem Oriented Screening Instrument for Teenagers (POSIT), the HIV/sexually transmitted diseases (STD) risk scale, and the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ) were also administered. Results: MDMA users were more likely to use other substances, endorse more symptoms of psychological distress, and had more problems in functional lifestyle areas. They also reported more childhood experiences of physical abuse, emotional neglect, and physical neglect than non-MDMA users. MDMA users also reported more sexually risky behaviors. Conclusions: Occasional MDMA use among older adolescents was associated with polydrug use, multiple social difficulties, psychological symptoms, and health risk behaviors. Further research is warranted to understand the long term psychosocial consequences of chronic MDMA and polydrug usage. (Review's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Depts Pediatrics Psychiatry Psychol. and Gen. Med. Sci., Case Western Reserve Univ., 11400 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44106
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.