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dc.contributor.authorSmirnov, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorLegosz, Margot
dc.contributor.authorWells, Helene
dc.contributor.authorNajman, Jake M.
dc.contributor.authorKemp, Robert
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-30T23:00:20Z
dc.date.available2017-11-30T23:00:20Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.identifier.issn0279-1072
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/02791072.2013.845708
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/64108
dc.description.abstractEcstasy (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.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherRoutledge
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom425
dc.relation.ispartofpageto433
dc.relation.ispartofissue5
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Psychoactive Drugs
dc.relation.ispartofvolume45
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCriminological Theories
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPublic Health and Health Services
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPsychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode160204
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1117
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1701
dc.titleSocial Contacts and Ecstasy Offers: Findings of a Population-Based Study
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorWells, Helene A.


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