Patterns of ecstasy use in Australia: findings from a national household survey
Patterns of ecstasy use in Australia: findings from a national household survey
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10.1111/j.1360-0443.2003.00622.x
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2004-02-01
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6
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Topp, L
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Degenhardt, L;Barker, B;Topp, L
目的研究“最近”（前12个月）摇头丸使用的模式，相关性和背景下使用的数据，从全国代表性样本的澳大利亚人在2001年进行了采访。设计数据进行了分析，从2001年国家药物战略家庭调查，一个多阶段的概率样本的澳大利亚人年龄在14岁或以上。重点是14-19岁和20-29岁人群中的摇头丸使用情况，因为这些群体中近期使用的流行率最高。最近使用摇头丸的人与过去12个月内未使用过摇头丸的人和从未尝试过摇头丸的人（“其他人”）在一系列人口统计和药物使用变量上进行了比较。比较还绘制了两组最近的摇头丸用户（用户年龄在14-19岁和20-29岁之间）的摇头丸使用的模式和背景之间。结果在2001年，6.1%的澳大利亚人年龄在14岁或以上的终身摇头丸使用，和2.9%的报告最近使用。20-29岁的人中有十分之一（10.4%）和14-19岁的人中有5.0%最近使用过摇头丸。虽然近期使用者与其他人之间的人口统计学差异不大，但与近期未使用过摇头丸的人相比，近期使用摇头丸的人更有可能使用过一系列其他药物。虽然最近的摇头丸使用者的两个年龄组可以被定性为多种药物的用户，20-29岁的用户更有可能使用其他药物同时与crosslinked.Conclusions大麻和安非他明，摇头丸是第三个最广泛使用的非法药物在澳大利亚。除了使用过其他药物的可能性更大之外，似乎没有什么人口统计学变量能将近期摇头丸使用者与其他人区分开来。澳大利亚205岁的吸毒者使用摇头丸的情况比十几岁的吸毒者更多。虽然大多数摇头丸使用者描述了偶尔使用的模式，但少数人报告每周使用，尽管希望减少使用，但在减少使用方面存在困难。有必要制定干预措施，帮助有问题的摇头丸使用者减少其使用，如果他们愿意的话，并加强关于摇头丸与其他药物混合使用的潜在风险的教育。
Aim To examine the patterns, correlates and context of 'recent' (preceding 12 months) ecstasy use using data from a nationally representative sample of Australians interviewed in 2001.Design Data were analysed from the 2001 National Drug Strategy Household Survey, a multi-stage probability sample of Australians aged 14 years or older. The focus was on ecstasy use among 14-19-year-olds and 20-29-year-olds, as the prevalence of recent use is highest among these groups. Recent ecstasy users were compared to those who had not used in the preceding 12 months and those who had never tried ecstasy ('others') on a range of demographic and drug use variables. Comparisons were also drawn between the patterns and context of ecstasy use of the two groups of recent ecstasy users (users aged between 14-19 and 20-29 years).Findings In 2001, 6.1% of Australians aged 14 years or older reported lifetime ecstasy use, and 2.9% reported recent use. One in 10 (10.4%) of 20-29-year-olds and 5.0% of 14-19-year-olds had used ecstasy recently. Although there were few demographic differences between recent users and others, compared to those who had not recently used ecstasy, recent ecstasy users were more likely to have used a range of other drugs. Although recent ecstasy users of both age groups could be characterized as polydrug users, 20-29-year-old users were more likely to use other drugs concurrently with ecstasy.Conclusions Following cannabis and amphetamines, ecstasy is the third most widely used illicit drug in Australia. Other than a greater likelihood of having used other drugs, few demographic variables appear to distinguish recent ecstasy users from others. Australian users in their 205 use ecstasy within a context of greater polydrug use than those in their teens. Although most ecstasy users described a pattern of occasional use, minorities reported weekly use, and difficulties in reducing their use despite wishing to do so. There is a need to develop interventions to assist problematic ecstasy users to reduce their use should they wish to do so and to increase education about the potential risks of combining ecstasy with other drugs.