The Role of MDMA (Ecstasy) in Coping with Negative Life Situations Among Urban Young Adults
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs July 1, 2011 Lwendo S. Moonzwe, Jean J. Schensul, Kristin M. Kostick 21 citations
This article examines the role of Ecstasy (MDMA or 3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine) as a drug used for self-medication and coping with both short- and long-term negative life situations. We show that urban youth who do not have a specific diagnosed mental illness are more likely than those who have been diagnosed and have received treatment to use Ecstasy to cope with both situational stress...