Deteriorating Cost-Benefit Ratios for Ecstasy/MDMA with Repeated Usage
The Open Addiction Journal March 29, 2011 DOI: 10.2174/1874941001104010038 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Survey Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 68 |
| Population | Recreational Ecstasy/MDMA users |
| Topics | MDMA |
| Citations | 1 |
| Key findings | The abstract describes the study's methods—categorizing users into light/heavy and current/former groups and rating positive effects on a ten-point scale—but reports no results or findings. |
Abstract
68 recreational Ecstasy/MDMA users were categorized into four subgroups: light versus heavy users (+20 occasions lifetime), subdivided into current and former users (usage within 6 months). Each unpaid volunteer completed a questionnaire about their personal experiences on Ecstasy/MDMA. The four questions here covered experiences the first and last times on Ecstasy. Positive effects were assessed using a ten-point rating scale from 1 (none) to 10 (maximum), while ‘negative’ effects were