title: Use of and attitudes toward club drugs by medical students.
abstract: This study assesses medical students' use of and attitudes towards club drugs, classified as "Generation I" (i.e., cocaine and lysergic acid diethylamide), and "Generation II" (i.e., methylenedioxymethamphetamine [MDMA], ketamine, gamma hydroxybutyrate, methamphetamine, rohypnol, dextromethorphan) club drugs based on their initial widespread use in club settings. An anonymous questionnaire was administered to 340 medical students. The prevalence of any club drug use was 16.8%, with MDMA (11.8%) and cocaine (5.9%) the most commonly used. Results discussed also include the relationship of age and gender to having ever used club drugs and to their attitudes regarding use. Additionally, the study identifies differences in patterns of use and attitudes toward Generation I versus Generation II club drugs based on age, gender, and participants' prior club drug use. Findings are compared to those of earlier studies about medical students and those in a similar age group in the general population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Division of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, New York University School of Medicine and Bellevue Hospital Center, New York 10016, USA. alexh0316@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Horowitz
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Galanter
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dermatis
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Franklin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants; D003915:Dextromethorphan; D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists; D005260:Female; D005445:Flunitrazepam; D006213:Hallucinogens; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs; D007649:Ketamine; D008238:Lysergic Acid Diethylamide; D008297:Male; D008694:Methamphetamine; D015146:Midwestern United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D018817:N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012978:Sodium Oxybate; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants; D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists; D006213:Hallucinogens; D013287:Illicit Drugs; D008694:Methamphetamine; D005445:Flunitrazepam; D007649:Ketamine; D003915:Dextromethorphan; D012978:Sodium Oxybate; D008238:Lysergic Acid Diethylamide; D018817:N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine