Drugs and the dance music scene: A survey of current drug use patterns among a sample of dance music enthusiasts in the UK

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 9-17

  Winstock, A R ^a   Griffiths, P ^a   Stewart, D ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dance drugs; Dose related neurotoxicity; Ecstasy; Harm reduction; Polysubstance use

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; ALCOHOL; AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; AMYL NITRATE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; ILLICIT DRUG; KETAMINE; LYSERGIDE; SILDENAFIL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; DANCING; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG MARKETING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE DRUG ABUSE; MUSIC; NEUROTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; DANCING; DATA COLLECTION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); STREET DRUGS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035452496     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-8716(00)00215-5     Document Type: Article

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