Deteriorating Cost-Benefit Ratios for Ecstasy/MDMA with Repeated Usage
Amy K. O’Sullivan
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
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 |
Citations in the library
Cites 5
- Subjective Reports of the Effects of MDMA in a Clinical Setting Journal of Psychoactive Drugs October 1, 1986
- Gender differences in the subjective effects of MDMA Psychopharmacology March 5, 2001
- Chronic tolerance to recreational MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine) or Ecstasy Journal of Psychopharmacology 2005
- Acute, sub‐acute and long‐term subjective consequences of ‘ecstasy’ (MDMA) consumption in 430 regular users Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental October 1, 2003
- The psychotherapeutic potential of MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine): an evidence-based review. Psychopharmacology April 1, 2007