Drug use and risk behaviour among regular ecstasy users: Does sexuality make a difference?
Drug use and risk behaviour among regular ecstasy users: Does sexuality make a difference?
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DOI：
10.1080/13691050500349875
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发表时间：
2005-11-01
影响因子：
2.2
通讯作者：
Degenhardt, L
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作者：
Degenhardt, L
这项研究旨在比较同性恋/双性恋男性和女性与经常使用摇头丸的异性恋者，以考虑这些群体的药物使用模式或风险是否不同。受访者（n = 852摇头丸用户）通过广告在娱乐街的新闻，同性恋报纸，音乐和服装店和大学校园招募。还利用了访问者接触和“滚雪球”抽样。总的来说，样本中有23%的女性自认为是女同性恋或双性恋，13%的受访男性自认为是同性恋/双性恋。同性恋/双性恋的男性和女性在舞蹈场景中使用“较新”药物的比例更高，如冰毒和氯胺酮。自我报告的风险行为，如无保护的性行为和共用针头（在那些注射毒品的人中）没有因性别而异。然而，同性恋/双性恋男子和妇女比异性恋男子和妇女更有可能报告更多的性伴侣和更高的注射吸毒率。这些研究结果表明，在一组人谁被选中，因为他们经常参与党的毒品市场，旨在减少与注射和性风险的危害可能需要更多的同性恋/双性恋男性和女性谁是参与舞蹈/夜总会现场的倡议。
This study aimed to compare homo/bisexual men and women with their heterosexual counterparts who were regular ecstasy users, to consider whether patterns of drug use or risk differed across these groups. Respondents (n = 852 ecstasy users) were recruited via advertisements in entertainment street press, gay and lesbian newspapers, music and clothing stores and at university campuses. Inter-viewer contacts and 'snowball' sampling were also utilized. In total, 23% of females in the sample self-identified as lesbian or bisexual and 13% of males interviewed self-identified as homo/bisexual. Rates of use of 'newer' drugs on the dance scene-crystal methamphetamine and ketamine were higher among homo/bisexual men and women. Self-reported risk behaviours such as unprotected sex and needle sharing (among those who had injected drugs) did not differ according to sexuality. However, homo/bisexual men and women were significantly more likely than heterosexual men and women to report a greater number of sexual partners and higher rates of injecting drug use. These findings suggest that among a group of people who were selected because they were regularly involved in the party drug market, initiatives designed to reduce harms related to injecting and sex risk may be needed for a greater proportion of homo/bisexual males and females who are involved in the dance/ nightclub scene.