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Estimating the prevalence of ecstasy use among juvenile offenders
(Estimation de la prévalence de l'usage d'ecstasy parmi les jeunes délinquants)
Auteur(s) :
YACOUBIAN, G. S. ;
ARRIA, A. M. ;
FOST E. ;
WISH, E. D.
Année
2002
Page(s) :
209-213
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
19
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus mots-clés
MDMA-ECSTASY
;
PREVALENCE
;
JEUNE
;
DELINQUANCE
;
DEPISTAGE
;
URINE
;
PRISON
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Note générale :
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 2002, 34, (2), 209-213
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
To date, no studies have examined Ecstasy use among criminal justice populations. Focusing on individuals under criminal justice supervision is useful because "new" illegal drugs will typically take root in a criminal population before diffusing to the general population. In the current study, self-report drug use data and urine specimens were collected from 209 juvenile offenders surveyed through Maryland's Offender Population Urinalysis Screening (OPUS) Program. Prevalence estimates are generated and associations between Ecstasy use, demographic characteristics, and alcohol and other drug use are explored. Sixteen percent of the sample reported using Ecstasy within the past 12 months, an estimate almost three times as high as grade school and high school students surveyed through the Monitoring the Future survey. Compared to nonusers, Ecstasy users were significantly more likely to be female (45R6 versus 2096, p<0.01), White (82R6 versus 22%, p<0.001), and out of school (39% versus 20%, p<0.05). Associations were also found between Ecstasy use and the use of other drugs. These findings suggest that the recent use of Ecstasy among juvenile offenders is higher than estimated use in the general student population, and that youthful offenders may represent an important population for potential intervention. (Author's abstract.)
Affiliation :
CESAR, 4321 Hartwick Rd, Suite 501, Coll. Park, Maryland 20740
ewishcesar.umd.edu
Etats-Unis. United States.
ewishcesar.umd.edu
Etats-Unis. United States.