School of Psychology, Deakin University, Waterfront Campus, Geelong, Victoria 3217, Australia.
Subst Use Misuse. 2010 Feb;45(3):437-50. doi: 10.3109/10826080903452470.
The usage of Ecstasy and related drug (ERD) has increasingly been the focus of epidemiological and other public health-related research. One of the more promising methods is the use of the Internet as a recruitment and survey tool. However, there remain methodological concerns and questions about representativeness. Three samples of ERD users in Melbourne, Australia surveyed in 2004 are compared in terms of a number of key demographic and drug use variables. The Internet, face-to-face, and probability sampling methods appear to access similar but not identical groups of ERD users. Implications and limitations of the study are noted and future research is recommended.
摇头丸和相关药物（ERD）的使用越来越成为流行病学和其他与公共健康相关的研究的焦点。其中一个更有前途的方法是利用互联网作为招募和调查工具。然而，仍然存在方法学上的关注和代表性的问题。本文比较了 2004 年在澳大利亚墨尔本调查的三组摇头丸使用者，在一些关键的人口统计学和药物使用变量方面。互联网、面对面和概率抽样方法似乎可以接触到类似但不完全相同的摇头丸使用者群体。研究的意义和局限性被指出，并建议未来进行研究。
