Krebs Christopher P, Steffey Danielle M
RTI International, Health, Social, and Economics Research, 3040 Cornwallis Road, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709-2194, USA.
Subst Use Misuse. 2005;40(9-10):1363-79. doi: 10.1081/JA-200066907.
The availability and use of club drugs have increased in the last decade. Media and researchers have responded with increased coverage and a variety of studies. Despite the increased attention, some of these drugs and the rave/club scene in which they seemingly gained popularity are relatively new. Questions remain about the people who use club drugs, how best to go about preventing or dealing with the use of these substances, and the social contexts, subcultures, and manner in which club drugs are used. Complicating matters, the use and users of club drugs seem to be continually evolving. Club drugs are reportedly now available and used in a wide variety of locations, and the users are changing demographically. Members of racial/ethnic groups who previously avoided club drugs are beginning to use these substances, and the average age of onset appears to be decreasing. Additional research on the epidemiology of club drug use among samples that are demographically and geographically diverse is needed. This study is an analysis of factors associated with several measures of club drug use among a sample of delinquent youth in Oregon. Descriptive, bivariate, and multivariate analyses are used to identify factors associated with club drug use and determine whether the current grouping of club drugs is appropriate. Findings indicate that users of club drugs are significantly different from delinquent youth who have not used club drugs on a number of dimensions, including age, engagement in risk behaviors, victimization, home environment, and rave attendance.
在过去十年中，俱乐部毒品的可得性和使用情况有所增加。媒体和研究人员对此的反应是增加报道并开展了各种研究。尽管关注度有所提高，但其中一些毒品以及它们似乎在其中流行起来的锐舞派对/俱乐部场景相对较新。关于使用俱乐部毒品的人群、预防或处理这些物质使用的最佳方法以及俱乐部毒品使用的社会背景、亚文化和方式等问题仍然存在。使情况更加复杂的是，俱乐部毒品的使用和使用者似乎在不断演变。据报道，俱乐部毒品现在在各种各样的场所都有供应和使用，而且使用者在人口统计学特征上也在发生变化。以前避免使用俱乐部毒品的种族/族裔群体成员开始使用这些物质，而且开始使用的平均年龄似乎在下降。需要对不同人口统计学和地理区域样本中的俱乐部毒品使用流行病学进行更多研究。本研究分析了俄勒冈州一群违法青少年样本中与俱乐部毒品使用的若干衡量指标相关的因素。使用描述性、双变量和多变量分析来确定与俱乐部毒品使用相关的因素，并确定当前俱乐部毒品的分类是否合适。研究结果表明，在包括年龄、参与风险行为、受害情况、家庭环境和参加锐舞派对等多个方面，俱乐部毒品使用者与未使用俱乐部毒品的违法青少年有显著差异。
