It's a rave new world: Estimating the prevalence and perceived harm of ecstasy and other drug use among club rave attendees

Journal of Drug Education

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 187-196

  Yacoubian Jr , George S ^a   Boyle, Cynthia ^b   Harding, Christine A ^b   Loftus, Elizabeth A ^b  

^a PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

'ECTASY'; 3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; RECREATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARYLAND; N-METHYL-3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK-TAKING; SELF DISCLOSURE; STREET DRUGS;

EID: 0043207445     PISSN: 00472379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/RJX5-WRA6-BNG5-Q2TY     Document Type: Article

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