PMID- 15194202
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20041007
LR  - 20230608
IS  - 0376-8716 (Print)
IS  - 1879-0046 (Electronic)
IS  - 0376-8716 (Linking)
VI  - 74
IP  - 3
DP  - 2004 Jun 11
TI  - Psychosocial profiles of older adolescent MDMA users.
PG  - 245-52
AB  - PURPOSE: Using a case-control design, patterns of drug use, psychological 
      symptoms, and behavioral characteristics associated with 
      3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA ) use were surveyed in a sample of older 
      adolescents (median age 20). METHODS: One hundred (42 MDMA users; 58 non-MDMA 
      users) older adolescents were recruited using the "snowball" technique and 
      interviewed regarding their use of MDMA and other drugs. The Brief Symptom 
      Inventory (BSI), the Problem Oriented Screening Instrument for Teenagers (POSIT), 
      the HIV/sexually transmitted diseases (STD) risk scale, and the Childhood Trauma 
      Questionnaire (CTQ) were also administered. RESULTS: MDMA users were more likely 
      to use other substances, endorse more symptoms of psychological distress, and had 
      more problems in functional lifestyle areas. They also reported more childhood 
      experiences of physical abuse, emotional neglect, and physical neglect than 
      non-MDMA users. MDMA users also reported more sexually risky behaviors. 
      CONCLUSIONS: Occasional MDMA use among older adolescents was associated with 
      polydrug use, multiple social difficulties, psychological symptoms, and health 
      risk behaviors. Further research is warranted to understand the long term 
      psychosocial consequences of chronic MDMA and polydrug usage.
FAU - Singer, Lynn T
AU  - Singer LT
AD  - Department of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, 
      USA. lynn.singer@cwru.edu
FAU - Linares, Teresa J
AU  - Linares TJ
FAU - Ntiri, Shana
AU  - Ntiri S
FAU - Henry, Racquel
AU  - Henry R
FAU - Minnes, Sonia
AU  - Minnes S
LA  - eng
GR  - R01 DA007957/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States
GR  - R01 DA014910/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States
GR  - DA-14910/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States
GR  - R01-DA14910/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States
PT  - Comparative Study
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
PL  - Ireland
TA  - Drug Alcohol Depend
JT  - Drug and alcohol dependence
JID - 7513587
RN  - KE1SEN21RM (N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine)
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Analysis of Variance
MH  - Chi-Square Distribution
MH  - Female
MH  - HIV Infections/epidemiology/etiology/psychology
MH  - Humans
MH  - Logistic Models
MH  - Male
MH  - *N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine
MH  - Pilot Projects
MH  - Statistics, Nonparametric
MH  - Substance-Related Disorders/complications/*epidemiology/*psychology
MH  - *Surveys and Questionnaires
PMC - PMC10246326
MID - NIHMS1901971
EDAT- 2004/06/15 05:00
MHDA- 2004/10/08 09:00
PMCR- 2023/06/07
CRDT- 2004/06/15 05:00
PHST- 2003/07/31 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2003/12/19 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2003/12/26 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2004/06/15 05:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2004/10/08 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2004/06/15 05:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2023/06/07 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - S0376871604000274 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2003.12.015 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Drug Alcohol Depend. 2004 Jun 11;74(3):245-52. doi: 
      10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2003.12.015.