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Article : Périodique
ENGLISH : While a plethora of research has ascertained that respondents under-report their recent use of illicit drugs, few studies have attempted to improve the validity of self-reported drug use. The Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (ADAM) Pro[...]Périodique
G. S. YACOUBIAN ; J. K. DEUTSCH ; E. J. SCHUMACHER | 2004ENGLISH : The "rave" phenomenon has been a major element in the resurgence of psychedelic drug use in Western society. Purportedly central to raves is the use of "club drugs" such as 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA or "Ecstasy"). To da[...]Périodique
G. S. YACOUBIAN ; A. M. ARRIA ; FOST E. ; E. D. WISH | 2002ENGLISH : 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 befo[...]Périodique
G. S. YACOUBIAN ; URBACH B. J. ; C. L. LARSEN ; R. J. JOHNSON ; R. J. PETERS | 2002ENGLISH : While marijuana and cocaine are the two most prevalent drugs among arrestees, benzodiazepine use has surpassed that of opiates in several jurisdictions across the United States. Despite this proliferation, few scholarly works have fo[...]Périodique
G. S. YACOUBIAN ; R. J. PETERS | 2004ENGLISH : Anecdotal reports have suggested that the use and abuse of methamphetamine is increasing in the United States. To date, however, few scholarly works have explored the prevalence and correlates of methamphetamine use in the United Sta[...]Périodique
URBACH B. J. ; K. M. REYNOLDS ; G. S. YACOUBIAN | 2002ENGLISH : Previous research has indicated that whites are disproportionately involved in the use of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA or ecstasy). To date, however, no studies have explored the relationship between race and ecstasy posse[...]Périodique
G. S. YACOUBIAN | 2003ENGLISH : In 1986, Congress passed the Anti-Drug Abuse Act, legislation that provided harsh new penalties for violations involving crack cocaine. Penalties for powder cocaine offenses, however, were not altered proportionally. This legislation[...]Périodique
G. S. YACOUBIAN ; URBACH B. J. | 2004ENGLISH : Previous research has suggested that the use of 3, 4 methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA or "ecstasy") is primarily concentrated among white users. These studies, however, have all been conducted at single points in time. No research[...]Article : Périodique
ENGLISH : While several empirical studies have focused on Ecstasy use among rave attendees, only one study has explored the validity of self-reported Ecstasy use within this population. To address this limitation, the authors collected self-re[...]Périodique
J. D. BIRCKMAYER ; H. D. HOLDER ; G. S. YACOUBIAN ; K. B. FRIEND | 2004ENGLISH : The problems associated with the use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs (ATOD) extract a significant health, social, and economic toll on American society. While the field of substance abuse prevention has made great strides during[...]Périodique
G. S. YACOUBIAN ; R. J. KANE | 1998FRANÇAIS : Le Programme de Pronostic d'Usage de Drogues (PUD) est un système de mesure établi par l'Institut National de la Justice pour tester les personnes incarcérées pour abus de drogues. Le PUD a montré de hauts niveaux d'usage de drogues [...]Périodique
G. S. YACOUBIAN ; M. K. GREEN ; R. J. PETERS | 2003A plethora of anecdotal evidence has suggested that the use of "club drugs," such as lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), Ketamine, Gamma hydroxybutyrate(GHB), and 3,4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine (MDMA or "ecstasy"), is a serious problem among y[...]Périodique
G. S. YACOUBIAN ; BOYLE C. ; C. A. HARDING ; LOFTUS E. A. | 2003ENGLISH : The use of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA or "ecstasy") appears to be increasing worldwide, with "rave" attendees being one high-risk population. To date, however, only one study has collected ecstasy use information from ra[...]Périodique
R. J. JOHNSON ; E. R. BAUMLER ; G. S. YACOUBIAN ; R. J. PETERS ; M. W. ROSS | 2001Previous studies have indicated that certain illegal drugs are self-reported more readily than others. Respondents are typically more willing to report less serious drugs of abuse, such as marijuana, than they are "hard" drugs of abuse, such as [...]