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Article de Périodique
Nine reasons why ecstasy is not quite what it used to be (2018)
Auteur(s) :
J. MOUNTENEY ;
P. GRIFFITHS ;
A. BO ;
A. CUNNINGHAM ;
J. MATIAS ;
A. PIRONA
Article en page(s) :
36-41
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Discipline :
MAR (Marchés / Markets)
Thésaurus géographique
EUROPE
Thésaurus mots-clés
MDMA-ECSTASY
;
MARCHE DE LA DROGUE
;
PRECURSEURS
;
ADULTERANT
;
INTERNET
Résumé :
This paper explores the recent resurgence in use of ecstasy/MDMA in Europe and highlights keys areas of continuity and divergence between the ecstasy market of the 1990s and the current MDMA market. Based on a scoping study involving a targeted multi-source data collection exercise on MDMA, it highlights nine areas that have undergone some level of change, linked with both supply and demand for the drug. Factors discussed include: innovation in production techniques; changes in precursor chemical availability; the role of online markets; competition with other stimulants and new psychoactive substances; the increased availability of high-strength MDMA; and the shift from subcultural towards more mainstream use of the drug. The paper proposes that the MDMA on Europe’s contemporary market is in some respects a third generation product with a different consumer profile, with implications that responses developed at the time of the drug’s earlier iteration, may be in need of a review and revamp.
Affiliation :
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), Lisbon, Portugal