Miller Peter G, Johnston Jennifer, McElwee Paul R, Noble Rick
Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre, Melbourne, Australia.
Drug Alcohol Rev. 2007 Mar;26(2):169-74. doi: 10.1080/09595230601146629.
Since the 1990s there has been a rise in both the prevalence of party drug use in Australia and the use of party drug-related websites. This study investigates whether it is feasible to recruit and survey party drug users via the internet. It took place in Victoria, Australia. Participants were directed to a website where they completed a brief, structured internet-based survey. A total of 460 responses were received over 31 days, 393 of which fitted all inclusion criteria. The sample consisted predominately of young, male polydrug users and is one of the largest samples of party drug users in Australia reported thus far. It was concluded that it is feasible to recruit and survey current party drug users via the internet and that this method is quicker and cheaper than traditional survey methods, although samples are not necessarily representative of the party drug-using population. Other limitations and advantages are discussed.
自20世纪90年代以来，澳大利亚派对毒品的使用 prevalence以及与派对毒品相关网站的使用都有所增加。本研究调查了通过互联网招募和调查派对毒品使用者是否可行。该研究在澳大利亚维多利亚州进行。参与者被引导至一个网站，在那里他们完成了一份简短的、结构化的基于互联网的调查。在31天内共收到460份回复，其中393份符合所有纳入标准。样本主要由年轻的男性多药使用者组成，是迄今为止澳大利亚报告的最大的派对毒品使用者样本之一。研究得出结论，通过互联网招募和调查当前的派对毒品使用者是可行的，并且这种方法比传统调查方法更快、更便宜，尽管样本不一定能代表派对毒品使用人群。还讨论了其他局限性和优点。
