Getting Into Ecstasy: Comparing Moderate and Heavy Young Adult Users

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 103-113

  Sterk, Claire E ^a   Theall, Katherine P ^a   Elifson, Kirk W ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug use; Ecstasy; MDMA; Young adult

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; ALCOHOL; ILLICIT DRUG;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG ABUSE PATTERN; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE DRUG ABUSE; ONSET AGE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547129820     PISSN: 02791072     EISSN: 21599777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2007.10399869     Document Type: Article

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