dc.contributor.author | Smirnov, Andrew | |
dc.contributor.author | Legosz, Margot | |
dc.contributor.author | Wells, Helene | |
dc.contributor.author | Najman, Jake M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Kemp, Robert | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-11-30T23:00:20Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-11-30T23:00:20Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0279-1072 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1080/02791072.2013.845708 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/64108 | |
dc.description.abstract | Ecstasy (MDMA) use is relatively common among young adults in many developed countries. However, little is known about how young non-users are first introduced to Ecstasy, including the relative contribution of peer networks and individual risk factors. We assess the role of social contact with Ecstasy-using peers in regard to young adults' exposure to offers of Ecstasy, using data from the Natural History Study, a population-based study conducted in Australia. Population screening of young adults (19- to 23-year-olds) identified a sample of young Ecstasy users (N = 315) and a comparison group of Ecstasy-naﶥ participants (N = 199). Two outcomes are considered: being exposed to any Ecstasy offers and being exposed to > 3 offers. Extensive social contact with Ecstasy users was defined as knowing >10 Ecstasy users. Of the Ecstasy-naﶥ young adults, >40% had ever received Ecstasy offers. Extensive social contact with Ecstasy users independently predicted exposure to multiple (> 3) Ecstasy offers for Ecstasy-naﶥ young adults. These findings indicate that Ecstasy offers are widespread among users and non-users of Ecstasy. For non-users, exposure to Ecstasy offers occurs through social contact with drug-using peers independently of individual risk factors. The pervasiveness of Ecstasy offers suggests that universal education concerning Ecstasy use is required. | |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Yes | |
dc.description.publicationstatus | Yes | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Routledge | |
dc.publisher.place | United States | |
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublication | N | |
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom | 425 | |
dc.relation.ispartofpageto | 433 | |
dc.relation.ispartofissue | 5 | |
dc.relation.ispartofjournal | Journal of Psychoactive Drugs | |
dc.relation.ispartofvolume | 45 | |
dc.rights.retention | Y | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Criminological Theories | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Public Health and Health Services | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Psychology | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 160204 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 1117 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 1701 | |
dc.title | Social Contacts and Ecstasy Offers: Findings of a Population-Based Study | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.type.description | C1 - Articles | |
dc.type.code | C - Journal Articles | |
gro.hasfulltext | No Full Text | |
gro.griffith.author | Wells, Helene A. | |