Titre : | Estimating the prevalence of ecstasy use among juvenile offenders |
Titre traduit : | (Estimation de la prévalence de l'usage d'ecstasy parmi les jeunes délinquants) |
Auteurs : | G. S. YACOUBIAN ; A. M. ARRIA ; FOST E. ; E. D. WISH |
Type de document : | Périodique |
Année de publication : | 2002 |
Format : | 209-213 / tabl. |
Note générale : |
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 2002, 34, (2), 209-213 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus mots-clés MDMA-ECSTASY ; PREVALENCE ; JEUNE ; DELINQUANCE ; DEPISTAGE ; URINE ; PRISONThésaurus géographique ETATS-UNIS |
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 |
Note de contenu : | tabl. |
Domaine : | Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
Refs biblio. : | 19 |
Affiliation : |
CESAR, 4321 Hartwick Rd, Suite 501, Coll. Park, Maryland 20740 ewishcesar.umd.edu Etats-Unis. United States. |
Numéro Toxibase : | 102384 |
Centre Emetteur : | 01 Pey Berland |
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