Patterns of ecstasy use amongst club-goers on the UK ‘dance scene’

Sherlock, Kellie; Conner, Mark

doi:10.1016/s0955-3959(99)00010-9

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“…Prevalence rates for the use of other legal or illicit psychotropic substances are summarized in Table 2. Consistent with the high rates of polydrug use found in a number of studies (e.g., Barrett, Gross, Garand, and Pihl, 2005;Carlson, Wang, Falck, and Siegal, 2005;Duff, 2005;Korf, Nabben, and Benschop, 2004;Scholey et al, 2004;Sherlock and Conner, 1999;Sterk, Theall, and Elifson, 2006), the majority reported having used a range of substances. Virtually all currently drank alcohol, and the majority smoked cannabis and tobacco.…”

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“…People who use drugs are more likely to have drug-taking friends than their counterparts who take no drugs (Hawkins, Catalano, and Miller, 1992;Kandel, 1978;Kirke, 2004;Kobus, 2003;McMillan, Sherlock, and Conner, 2003;Sherlock and Conner, 1999;ter Bogt and Engels, 2005). Traditionally this has been defined as peer pressure-drug users prevail on their friends to conform to group norms by taking drugs too.…”

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The Role of Peers in the Initiation and Continuation of Ecstasy Use

Vervaeke

Deursen

Korf

2008

Substance Use & Misuse

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This study is a supplement to the Netherlands XTC Toxicity Study (NeXT), funded by grants from the Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development as part of its Addiction Programme. To better understand the processes of peer influence and peer selection, in a field study 106 Ecstasy users (67M/39F, average age 25.4 years) were interviewed face-to-face in Amsterdam in 2005. In the initiation of Ecstasy use, peer influence emerged as the dominating mechanism; peer selection was uncommon. In the continuation of Ecstasy use, peer influence and peer selection occurred reciprocally in a dynamic process, although peer influence made a greater relative contribution. Our study confirms that peer influence is a multidimensional process: influence was quite often reciprocal (with respondents both exerting and undergoing influence) and it could have both restraining and encouraging effects on ecstasy use. The study's limitations are noted.

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confidence: 69%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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The Role of Peers in the Initiation and Continuation of Ecstasy Use

Vervaeke

Deursen

Korf

2008

Substance Use & Misuse

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“…Use of Ecstasy is most commonly associated with dance clubs and rave settings, and the present participants were not atypical in this regard (McElrath & McEvoy 1999;Sherlock & Conner 1999;Solowij, Halle & Lee 1992). Among the college students in particular, going to a club and using Ecstasy was highly valued as a means to cel ebrate, dance, interact with friends and meet new people.…”

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MDMA/Ecstasy Use Among Young People in Ohio: Perceived Risk and Barriers to Intervention

Carlson

Falck

McCaughan

et al. 2004

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

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In the past several years, the use of MDMA (Ecstasy) has increased substantially in the United States and in many countries around the world. Although this increase has been associated with the dance club and rave scenes, Ecstasy use has expanded into new settings. At the same time, the diversity of people using the drug has also grown. Given the increasing, although unclear, evidence that MDMA has the potential to cause neurotoxicity and various psychological problems under certain conditions among humans, understanding how active users perceive the risks associated with Ecstasy use can help to inform prevention and intervention approaches. Based on audiotaped focus groups and individual interviews conducted with 30 Ecstasy users in Dayton and Columbus, Ohio, this article explores these and other issues. Results demonstrate that beyond the risk of obtaining something potentially deadly instead of MDMA, most users do not associate risks of neurotoxicity or psychological problems with Ecstasy use. Active users look to harm-reduction approaches for answers to using Ecstasy safely; prevention messages like, "just say no to drugs" are largely ignored. Because Ecstasy is commonly used among small groups of friends, peer leader or other social network intervention approaches may be promising.

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“…El enfoque aquí es epidemiológico, es decir, documentar la distribución o prevalencia del uso de sustancias y problemas relacionados (como el binge drinking, la sobredosis, la depresión o las lesiones) entre individuos o grupos pequeños. Esta es la perspectiva dominante en los EE.UU, y ha ido creciendo en el Reino Unido 35,36 Las raves y el raves y el raves clubbing de música electrónica de baile moderna han constituido un objetivo principal de los investigadores de salud pública. Pero éstos han prestado poca atención tanto al por qué la gente se involucra en dichas escenas como al significado que dicha implicación añade a sus vidas.…”

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“…The focus here is epidemiological, i.e., documenting the distribution or prevalence of substance use and related problems (e.g., binge drinking, overdose, depression, injury) among individuals or small groups. This perspective is dominant in the US, and has been increasing in the UK [35][36] , Europe 37 , Australia 38 , Asia 39 , and South America. 40 Raves and modern electronic dance music clubbing have been especially targeted by public health researchers.…”

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Variaciones en el uso de substancias entre clubbers de acuerdo con factores individuales y de nivel de escena

Anderson

Kavanaugh²,

Rapp³

et al. 2009

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Universidad de DelawareResearch on clubbing spans numerous fields and adopts diverse approaches to the populations in question. Yet, a somewhat homogenous narrative has emerged about clubbers and substance use, one that focuses on overconsumption, risky behavior, and considerable consequence. The purpose of our study is to unpack this narrative by exploring how the substance use patterns of clubbing populations differ by individual and scene-level factors. From this, we hope to increase an understanding of how social and cultural factors impact the relationship between clubbers and substance use. We draw on direct observation of 29 club events and interviews with 51 respondents from the hip hop (HH) and electronic dance music (EDM) scenes in Philadelphia to inform our research objective. Analyses revealed two broad criteria on which a substance use-based typology of clubbers can be offered: motivations for clubbing and level and type of scene involvement. From these two dimensions, we are able to distinguish among three types of clubbers: drug sub-cultural members, commercial clubbers, and music connoisseurs. Drug sub-cultural members reported early onset of drug use and a greater frequency of current drug use at largely underground EDM club events and outside them as well. Commercial clubbers had benign histories with drugs, but they reported attending mostly commercialized HH events to get drunk and court the opposite sex. Music connoisseurs reported minimal current drug and alcohol use at exclusively underground EDM and HH club events, following from, in some cases, extensive histories with drugs and alcohol. The differences between these three groups' substance use patterns, we contend, can be attributed to the interplay between numerous social and cultural factors not previously considered. RESUMEN ABSTRACTLa investigación sobre clubes nocturnos abarca numerosos campos y adopta diversos enfoques sobre las poblaciones examinadas. Sin embargo, sólo ha emergido una narrativa un tanto homogénea sobre clubbers y uso de sustancias, aquella que se centra en el abuso, los comportamientos de riesgo y sus considerables consecuencias. El objetivo de este estudio es desarmar esta narrativa explorando cómo los patrones de uso de sustancias de las poblaciones de clubbers difieren en función de factores individuales y de nivel de escena. De esta forma, esperamos incrementar la comprensión sobre la forma en que los factores culturales y sociales tienen un impacto en las relaciones entre clubbers y consumo de sustancias. Para ello recurrimos a clubbers y consumo de sustancias. Para ello recurrimos a clubbers la observación directa de eventos en 29 clubes y, para completar nuestros objetivos de investigación, realizamos entrevistas a 51 participantes de la escena hip hop (HH) y de música electrónica de baile (MEB) de Philadelphia. El análisis reveló dos criterios amplios para proporcionar una tipología basada en el consumo de drogas de los clubbers: motivaciones para el clubbing y nivel y tipo de participación en dicha esce...

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Patterns of ecstasy use amongst club-goers on the UK ‘dance scene’

Cited by 51 publications

References 9 publications

The Role of Peers in the Initiation and Continuation of Ecstasy Use

The Role of Peers in the Initiation and Continuation of Ecstasy Use

MDMA/Ecstasy Use Among Young People in Ohio: Perceived Risk and Barriers to Intervention

Variaciones en el uso de substancias entre clubbers de acuerdo con factores individuales y de nivel de escena

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