Increasing MDMA use among college students: results of a national survey
Journal of Adolescent HealthPublished 1 January 2002
Jared Strote, Jae Eun Lee, Henry Wechsler
Citations246
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score1.86
SNIP1.62
Generate an AI Snapshot to get a quick, structured summary of this paper.
Study Snapshot
ObjectiveStudy objective
MethodsResearch methodology
PopulationPopulation studied
Sample sizeSample sizes
OutcomesStudy outcomes here
ResultsStudy results comes here
LimitationsResearch study limitations comes here
A concise AI-generated summary of the paper will appear here once you click Generate AI Snapshot.
TL;DR
Ecstasy use is a high-risk behavior among college students which has increased rapidly in the past decade and was observed across nearly all subgroups of student and college type.
Abstract
Ecstasy use is a high-risk behavior among college students which has increased rapidly in the past decade.
Keywords
MedicinePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
BiometrikaLongitudinal data analysis using generalized linear models
18,123 Citations1986Kung‐Yee Liang, Scott L. Zeger
BiometricsModels for Longitudinal Data: A Generalized Estimating Equation Approach
4,532 Citations1988Scott L. Zeger, Kung‐Yee Liang +1 more
This article discusses extensions of generalized linear models for the analysis of longitudinal data in which heterogeneity in regression parameters is explicitly modelled and uses a generalized estimating equation approach to fit both classes of models for discrete and continuous outcomes.
JAMAHealth and behavioral consequences of binge drinking in college. A national survey of students at 140 campuses
1,428 Citations1994Henry Wechsler
Pharmacological ReviewsThe Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology of 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, “Ecstasy”)
1,265 Citations2003A. Richard Green, Annis O. Mechan +3 more
Evidence for the occurrence of MDMA-induced neurotoxic damage in human users remains equivocal, although some biochemical and functional data suggest that damage may occur in the brains of heavy users.
Journal of American College HealthCollege Binge Drinking in the 1990s: A Continuing Problem Results of the Harvard School of Public Health 1999 College Alcohol Study
1,030 Citations2000Henry Wechsler, Jae Eun Lee +2 more
The continuing high level of binge drinking is discussed in the context of the heightened attention and increased actions at colleges and it may take more time for interventions to take effect.
American Journal of Public HealthThe natural history of drug use from adolescence to the mid-thirties in a general population sample.
865 Citations1995K Chen, Denise B. Kandel
Journal of American College HealthChanges in Binge Drinking and Related Problems Among American College Students Between 1993 and 1997 Results of the Harvard School of Public Health College Alcohol Study
697 Citations1998Henry Wechsler, George W. Dowdall +3 more
Binge drinkers in both 1993 and 1997 were at increased risk of alcohol-related problems, and nonbingers at colleges with high binge drinking rates had increased risks of encountering secondhand effects of binge drinking.
College Binge Drinking in the 1990s: A Continuing Problem
478 Citations2000Henry Wechsler, Jae Eun Lee +2 more
Journal of Psychoactive DrugsSubjective Reports of the Effects of MDMA in a Clinical Setting
418 Citations1986George Greer, Requa Tolbert
The psychological effects of MDMA were first relaboratory of Alexander Shulgin, Ph.D., who had colported in 1978 by Shulkin and Nichols and was no synthesis, and was synthesized in the actual or possible pregnancy.
PsychopharmacologyReview of the pharmacology and clinical pharmacology of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA or “Ecstasy”)
414 Citations1995A. Richard Green, A.J. Cross +1 more
It is suggested that the recent increase in the number of reports of MDMA toxicity probably results from the widespread use of the drug at all night dance parties or “raves”, and suggestions for the rational treatment of the acute toxicity are made on the basis of both pharmacological studies in animals and current clinical practice.
Deep Blue (University of Michigan)National Survey Results on Drug Use from the Monitoring the Future Study, 1975-1998. Volume I: Secondary School Students.
409 Citations1993Lloyd D. Johnston, Patrick M. O’Malley +1 more
Journal of Safety ResearchDrug use among American high school students, college students, and other young adults: National trends through 1985
389 Citations1987
Drug use and related attitudes of U.S. high school seniors from the graduating classes of 1975-1985 were studied, as part of an ongoing research project, including sex differences in drug use, differences related to college plass, regional differences, and Differences related to population deasity.
PsychopharmacologyEcstasy (MDMA) effects upon mood and cognition: before, during and after a Saturday night dance
344 Citations1998A. C. Parrott, Julian J. Lasky
The cognitive deficits in drug-free recreational ecstasy users, suggest that MDMA may also be neurotoxic in humans, and agrees with previous findings of memory impairments indrug-free ecstasy users.
Journal of NeuroscienceAltered Serotonin Innervation Patterns in the Forebrain of Monkeys Treated with (±)3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine Seven Years Previously: Factors Influencing Abnormal Recovery
338 Citations1999George Hatzidimitriou, Una D. McCann +1 more
No loss of 5-HT nerve cell bodies in the rostral raphe nuclei was found, indicating that abnormal innervation patterns in MDMA-treated monkeys are not the result of loss of a particular 5- HT nerve cell group.
American Journal of Public HealthExplaining recent increases in students' marijuana use: impacts of perceived risks and disapproval, 1976 through 1996.
287 Citations1998Jerald G. Bachman, L.D. Johnson +1 more
It is shown that decreases in perceived risk of harmfulness and in disapproval can account for the recent increases in all 3 grades and for earlier decreases among seniors and prevention efforts should include realistic information about risks and consequences of marijuana use.
Journal of Clinical PathologyPathology of deaths associated with "ecstasy" and "eve" misuse.
275 Citations1996Christopher M. Milroy, Jenny Clark +1 more
The data suggest that there is more than one mechanism of damage in ring substituted amphetamine misuse, injury being caused by hyperthermia in some cases, but with ring substituted Amphetamines also possibly having a toxic effect on the liver and other organs in the absence ofhyperthermia.
PsychopharmacologyMemory disturbances in ”Ecstasy" users are correlated with an altered brain serotonin neurotransmission
210 Citations2000Liesbeth Reneman, Jan Booij +3 more
The preliminary results may indicate altered 5-HT neuronal function with correlated memory impairment in abstinent MDMA users.
AddictionCorrelates of college student marijuana use: results of a US National Survey
185 Citations1997Rick Bell, Henry Wechsler +1 more
Student characteristics associated with marijuana use included being single, white, spending more time at parties and socializing with friends, and less time studying, and that use was higher among students at non-commuter colleges and at colleges with pubs on campus.
AddictionIncreased use of marijuana and other illicit drugs at US colleges in the 1990s: results of three national surveys
176 Citations2000Jeana Gledhill‐Hoyt, Hang Lee +2 more
The prevalence of 30-day and annual marijuana use increased in nearly all student demographic subgroups except for Hispanic students, and at all types of colleges except for colleges with low binge drinking rates.
The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol AbuseChronic 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) Use: Effects on Mood and Neuropsychological Function?
171 Citations1992John H. Krystal, Lawrence H. Price +3 more
Concern is raised about possible detrimental effects of MDMA use on neuropsychological function for future systematic study and important issues regarding the effects of 5-HT deficits on cognitive function and mood regulation are highlighted.
JAMA'Binge' drinkers at Massachusetts colleges. Prevalence, drinking style, time trends, and associated problems
150 Citations1992H. Wechsler
Biological PsychiatryLong-lasting effects of (±)3,4-methylene-dioxymethamphetamine (Ecstasy) on serotonin system function in humans
139 Citations2000Gilberto Gerra, Amir Zaimovic +7 more
The data indicate long-lasting 5-HT system impairment in abstinent MDMA users although the hypothesis of serotonergic changes attributable to a premorbid condition cannot be excluded.
Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological PsychiatrySubjective reports on the effects of the MDMA (‘ecstasy’) experience in humans
136 Citations1995Richard S. Cohen
The results suggest that MDMA has significant implications with various psychological disorders and physical manifestations as well as prevalent psychological and physical side-effects associated with MDMA intake.
Drug SafetyAdverse Reactions with 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA; ???Ecstasy???)
125 Citations1996Una D. McCann, Shiyoko O. Slate +1 more
As the popularity of MDMA has increased, so have reports of adverse nonpsychiatric and psychiatric consequences associated with use of the drug, and it is possible that some individuals with no apparent abnormalities might develop complications over time.
Toxicology LettersToxicodynamics and long-term toxicity of the recreational drug, 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, ‘Ecstasy’)
120 Citations2000G.A. Ricaurte, U. McCann +2 more
It is suggested that human MDMA use results in brain 5-HT neurotoxicity, similar to nonhuman primates treated with neurotoxic doses of MDMA.
Journal of Psychoactive DrugsMDMA and Human Sexual Function
120 Citations1986John Buffum, Charles Moser
SLEEPPersistent Effects of (±)3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, “Ecstasy”) on Human Sleep
113 Citations1993Richard P. Allen, Una D. McCann +1 more
The present findings suggest that MDMA use can lead to persistent changes in CNS structures involved in human sleep generation, and one manifestation of serotonin neurotoxicity in humans might be disturbances of sleep.
Toxicology LettersAmphetamine designer drugs – an overview and epidemiology
108 Citations2000Asbjørg S. Christophersen
The methylenedioxy-derivatives of amphetamine and methamphetamine represent the largest group of designer drugs, and a number of related compounds have been synthesised, including derivatives with one or more substituents attached at different positions to the phenylring of Amphetamine or methamphetamine.
PsycEXTRA DatasetThe Recanting of Earlier Reported Drug Use by Young Adults
94 Citations1997Lloyd D. Johnston, Patrick M. O’Malley
In this chapter, recanting rates are examined in nationally representative samples of high school seniors surveyed in the Monitoring the Future study as they are followed up on seven occasions through age 32.
Toxicology LettersLong term psychiatric and cognitive effects of MDMA use
89 Citations2000Philip McGuire
Future research should clarify whether MDMA use has long term psychological effects, and if these are related to changes in central serotonergic function.
British Journal of AddictionThe validity of self‐reported drug use
82 Citations1992Ole‐Jørgen Skog
The results suggest that while the frequency of false negatives may be larger than thefrequency of false positives, the latter error may nevertheless produce large errors in prevalence estimates, particularly if the prevalence rate is small.
Journal of American College HealthIncreasing Use of “Ecstasy“ (MDMA) and other Hallucinogens on a College Campus
82 Citations1994Michael J. Cuomo, Paul G. Dyment +1 more
Mescaline/psilocybin and Ecstasy were more likely than the other drugs to have been used first during the students' college years, according to the 1990 study.
PsycEXTRA DatasetThe Validity of Self-Reported Drug Use Data: The Accuracy of Responses on Confidential Self- Administered Answered Sheets
78 Citations1997Adele V. Harrell
The accuracy of reports compared to clinic records varied by drug, with the percentage of known users reporting their use highest for marijuana, followed by cocaine and hallucinogens, and lowest for heroin.
Journal of Behavioral MedicineExamining the Reciprocal Relation Between Academic Motivation and Substance Use: Effects of Family Relationships, Self-Esteem, and General Deviance
64 Citations1997Judy A. Andrews, Susan C. Duncan
Examination of mediational mechanisms suggested that the relation between marijuana use and, for younger adolescents, cigarette use and academic motivation is not direct but is indirect, mediated through the general deviance of the adolescent.
Toxicology LettersToxicity of drug abuse — amphetamine designer drugs (ecstasy): mental effects and consequences of single dose use
56 Citations2000Jørg Mørland
Observations of the prevalence of MDMA involvement in cases of reckless driving and the MDMA blood concentrations measured indicate a risk increase comparable to that observed after use of amphetamines.
Topics in the neurosciencesThe Therapeutic Use of MDMA
54 Citations1990George Greer, Requa Tolbert
Results from 80 patients indicate that MDMA seems to decrease the fear response to a perceived threat to a patient’s emotional integrity, leading to a corrective emotional experience that probably diminishes the pathological effects of previous traumatic experiences.
Topics in the neurosciencesHistory of MDMA
35 Citations1990Alexander T. Shulgin
There can never be a complete history of any intensely controversial topic whose proponents and skeptics state their beliefs with equal confidence.
JAMA'Rave' Scene, Ecstasy Use, Leap Atlantic
33 Citations1992Teri Randall
An August 19, 1992, article by United Press International says that a clampdown on rave parties by British authorities has inspired several English rave promoters to move their business to the United States.