title: [Drunkenness, driving and sexual relations in young cocaine and ecstasy users].
abstract: Traffic accidents, sexually-transmitted diseases, unwanted pregnancies, drunkenness, and drug use (especially psychostimulants) are negative aspects associated with recreational nightlife. The aim of the present study is to analyze in a sample of 1214 young people (aged 15-25; 49.7% males, 50.3% females) whether psychostimulant users (cocaine and ecstasy) have a higher frequency of drunkenness and risk behaviours related to sex and to driving. We also analyze the importance of these behaviours in the prediction of psychostimulant use in the last year. The results indicate that psychostimulant users get drunk more frequently, are more likely to have seen a relative drunk, and present more risk behaviours in the contexts of driving and full sexual relations. Therefore, cocaine and ecstasy users are a risk population who need specific preventive programs.
authors.affiliation: Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain. elisardo.becona@usc.es
authors.forename: Elisardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Becoña Iglesias
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: López-Durán
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fernández Del Río
authors.forename: Úrsula
authors.initials: Ú
authors.lastname: Martínez Pradeda
authors.forename: Jesús
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Osorio López
authors.forename: Jaime
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fraga Ares
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arrojo Romero
authors.forename: Fernanda
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: López Crecente
authors.forename: María Nieves
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Domínguez González
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019970:Cocaine-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006213:Hallucinogens / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018817:N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D006213:Hallucinogens; D018817:N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine