Journal of ethnicity in substance abuse
April 22, 2026
Naseem Abdulmohi Alhujaili, O. Ayonrinde
Cannabis use has long been linked to the emergence and worsening of psychotic disorders, particularly among adolescents and young adults. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of cannabis use and its psychiatric associations in youth and young adults enrolled in an Early Psychosis Intervention (EPI) program in Southeast Ontario. A retrospective cross-sectional analysis was conducted on...
Journal of ethnicity in substance abuse
May 23, 2025
Sinem Aytop, Maral Kargin
The aim of this study is to examine the correlation between mindfulness and relapse prediction in individuals with substance use disorder. The study was conducted on individuals who were diagnosed with substance use disorders and were receiving at the psychiatry outpatient clinic of a university hospital in Turkey. In the study, 193 individuals with substance use disorders were reached. The...
Journal of ethnicity in substance abuse
2019
Khary K. Rigg, Anthony T Estreet
Over the past two decades, the demographic profile of MDMA (ecstasy/molly) users has changed. In particular, African American MDMA use has risen in some cities. One explanation of this new trend is the drug's recent popularity (as molly) in hip-hop/rap (HHR) music. Several top rappers endorse the drug as a way to have fun or get women "loose." There are currently no studies, however, that...
Journal of ethnicity in substance abuse
2008
Kit Sang Leung, Jih-Heng Li, Wen-Ing Tsay et al.
Research among Asian users of methylenedioxy methamphetamine (MDMA), also known as Ecstasy, is rare. To evaluate the feasibility of a study on the abuse of and dependence on Ecstasy, two focus groups of users (n= 12) and health professionals (n=7) were conducted in Taiwan. Major results included blatant human testing with "candy and dinosaur girls" and a specific sequence of drugs called a...
Journal of ethnicity in substance abuse
2005
Julie M Eiserman, Sarah Diamond, Jean J. Schensul
33 citations
Ecstasy use has spread beyond the rave and club scenes into other arenas of party culture, and from middle-class America to working-class and low-income neighborhoods of large cities. In order to explore ecstasy use among inner city adolescents and young adults, we conducted in-depth interviews with 23 poly-drug users who had used ecstasy, in Hartford, CT. Most users reported positive...