Self-reported ecstasy use: The impact of assessment method on dosage estimates in recreational users

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 432-436

  Bedi, Gillinder ^a   Redman, Jennifer ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ecstasy; MDMA; Methodology; Retrospective data; Self report

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; ALCOHOL; RECREATIONAL DRUG;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTEXT BASED TIMELINE METHOD; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MEMORY; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITY FREQUENCY METHOD; RECALL; SELF REPORT; SINGLE QUESTION ESTIMATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMPHETAMINE-RELATED DISORDERS; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; N-METHYL-3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF DISCLOSURE; STREET DRUGS; VICTORIA;

EID: 33645733352     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: 14617285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269881106063272     Document Type: Article

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