Saved from Ecstasy: A Multi-partite Intervention for First Time and Repeat Users of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) Within The LGBTQ+ Community
Candice Carpenter
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Survey Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Persons ages 12 or older in the US; individuals ages 15-64 in Europe |
| Topics | MDMA |
| Key findings | MDMA use has increased in the US from 11 million to over 17 million lifetime users between 2004 and 2014, and 13.5 million Europeans aged 15–64 have used it. |
Abstract
According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, in just 2014 alone, over 17 million persons ages 12 or older reported at least a singular lifetime use of the hallucinogenic stimulant, and well-known recreational drug, MDMA, or 3,4- methylenedioxymethamphetamine. Compared to 10 years prior, this was an increase from 11 million people within the same age bracket.21Per the European Centre for Drugs and Drug Addictions (ECDDA), 13.5 million individuals ages 15-64 have used MDMA sometime in their lifetime.16
Comparable studies
Other cross-sectional and survey studies on MDMA, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recreational MDMA use in Sydney: a profile of ‘Ecstasy’ users and their experiences with the drug Recreational Ecstasy users recruited via snowball peer network | 1992 | Cross-sectional survey | n = 100 |
| Reducedin vivobinding to the serotonin transporter in the cerebral cortex of MDMA (‘ecstasy’) users Male regular ecstasy users and well-matched controls | 1999 | Cross-sectional association study | n = 20 |
| Patterns of simultaneous polysubstance use in drug using university students Drug-using university students | 2006 | Cross-sectional survey | n = 149 |
| Patterns of recreational drug use at dance events in Edinburgh, Scotland Drug users at dance events in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, aged 16-47, 80% between 18 and... | 2001 | Cross-sectional survey | n = 122 |
| Acute, sub‐acute and long‐term subjective consequences of ‘ecstasy’ (MDMA) consumption in 430 regular users Regular MDMA users | 2003 | Cross-sectional study | n = 466 |