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Club Drug Use among Youths in Treatment for Substance Abuse
Author(s) -
Hopfer Christian,
Mendelson Bruce,
Leeuwen James M. Van,
Kelly Susan,
Hooks Sabrina
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the american journal on addictions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.997
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-0391
pISSN - 1055-0496
DOI - 10.1080/10550490500419144
Subject(s) - mdma , lysergic acid diethylamide , methamphetamine , substance abuse , club , psychiatry , drug , ketamine , methylenedioxy , medicine , psychology , alkyl , chemistry , receptor , halogen , organic chemistry , serotonin , anatomy
We describe lifetime rates of club drug use among 782 youths in treatment for substance abuse. Rates (%) for youths under eighteen (N=486) were methylenedioxy‐methamphetamine (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.