Yacoubian George S, Boyle Cynthia, Harding Christine A, Loftus Elizabeth A
Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Calverton, MD 20705-3102, USA.
J Drug Educ. 2003;33(2):187-96. doi: 10.2190/RJX5-WRA6-BNG5-Q2TY.
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 rave attendees in the United States. To address this limitation, we collected self-report drug use information from 70 adult "club rave" attendees within the Baltimore-Washington corridor in April and May 2002. Data collection was scheduled between 12 A.M. and 5 A.M. Participation rates were high, with 85 percent of the club rave attendees completing the interview. Eighty-six percent of the respondents reported lifetime ecstasy use, 51 percent reported 30-day use, and 30 percent reported using ecstasy within the two days preceding the interview. While past-year ecstasy users were comparable to non-users with respect to a host of demographic and drug use variables, non-ecstasy users were significantly more likely than past-year users to perceive risks associated with the regular use of alcohol and ecstasy. Not surprisingly, non-ecstasy users were significantly more likely than past-year users to perceive harmful long-term physical and psychological effects associated with ecstasy ingestion. These findings suggest that rave attendees may be an important population for ecstasy-related prevention efforts.
3,4-亚甲基二氧甲基苯丙胺（摇头丸或“迷魂药”）的使用在全球范围内似乎呈上升趋势，参加“锐舞派对”的人是一个高风险群体。然而，迄今为止，只有一项研究收集了美国锐舞派对参与者使用摇头丸的信息。为了克服这一局限，我们于2002年4月和5月在巴尔的摩-华盛顿走廊地区收集了70名成年“俱乐部锐舞派对”参与者的自我报告药物使用信息。数据收集安排在凌晨12点至5点之间。参与率很高，85%的俱乐部锐舞派对参与者完成了访谈。86%的受访者报告曾使用过摇头丸，51%报告在过去30天内使用过，30%报告在访谈前两天内使用过摇头丸。虽然在一系列人口统计学和药物使用变量方面，过去一年使用过摇头丸的人与未使用者相当，但未使用摇头丸的人比过去一年使用过的人更有可能认识到经常饮酒和使用摇头丸的风险。不出所料，未使用摇头丸的人比过去一年使用过的人更有可能认识到与摄入摇头丸相关的有害长期生理和心理影响。这些发现表明，锐舞派对参与者可能是与摇头丸相关预防工作的重要人群。
