Club drug use among youths in treatment for substance abuse.
We describe lifetime rates of club drug use among 782 youths in treatment for substance abuse. Rates (%) for youths under eighteen (N = 486) were methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), 32.3; gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB), 7.0; lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), 48.6; ketamine, 18.3; and methamphetamine, 30.2. For youths 18-32 (N = 289) rates (%) were MDMA, 37.0; GHB, 13.1; LSD, 42.9; ketamine, 17.0; and methamphetamine, 31.5. Older youths reported significantly more use of GHB than younger youths (p < .01). Youths reported using club drugs frequently outside of rave settings. Club drug use is common among youths in treatment for substance abuse and has spread beyond the rave culture.
Hopfer
Christian
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Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado 80262, USA. Christian.Hopfer@UCHSC.edu
Mendelson
Bruce
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Van Leeuwen
James M
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Kelly
Susan
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Hooks
Sabrina
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D003120:Colorado; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs; D007649:Ketamine; D008238:Lysergic Acid Diethylamide; D008297:Male; D008694:Methamphetamine; D018817:N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine; D012931:Social Environment; D012932:Social Facilitation; D012978:Sodium Oxybate; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*
D013287:Illicit Drugs; D008694:Methamphetamine; D007649:Ketamine; D012978:Sodium Oxybate; D008238:Lysergic Acid Diethylamide; D018817:N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine