title: Increasing use of "Ecstasy" (MDMA) and other hallucinogens on a college campus.
abstract: We conducted a random survey of illicit drug use by undergraduate students at a private southern university in 1990 and compared the results with results from a similar 1986 survey of that college's student population. During the 4 years since the first study, the prevalence of cocaine use declined from 39% to 21%, and use of traditional amphetamines declined from 22% to 12%. No significant differences were found in the use of marijuana--68% in 1986, 64% in 1990--or in use of LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide)--14% in 1986, 17% in 1990. The use of mescaline/psilocybin increased from 8% to 24% and the use of MDMA, known as "Ecstasy" (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine), increased from 16% to 24%. Mescaline/psilocybin and Ecstasy were more likely than the other drugs to have been used first during the students' college years, according to the 1990 study.
authors.affiliation: Tulane Student Health Center, New Orleans, Louisiana.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Cuomo
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Dyment
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Gammino
mesh_terms: D015104:3,4-Methylenedioxyamphetamine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D015198:Designer Drugs; D006213:Hallucinogens; D006801:Humans; D008145:Louisiana; D018817:N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine; D013334:Students; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities
chemical_list: D015198:Designer Drugs; D006213:Hallucinogens; D015104:3,4-Methylenedioxyamphetamine; D018817:N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine