PMID- 16227128
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20060314
LR  - 20131121
IS  - 1879-1972 (Electronic)
IS  - 1054-139X (Linking)
VI  - 37
IP  - 5
DP  - 2005 Nov
TI  - Unhealthy weight control behaviors and MDMA (Ecstasy) use among adolescent 
      females.
PG  - 409
AB  - PURPOSE: To estimate the prevalence of past year laxative use or vomiting weight 
      control behaviors among adolescent females in the general population and to 
      examine the relationship between these behaviors and substance use among 
      adolescent females, with a specific focus on past year 3-4 
      methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) ("Ecstasy") use. METHODS: Secondary analyses 
      were conducted using a nationally representative sample of females aged 12 to 17 
      years (n = 4292) from the 2001 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA). 
      Logistic regression was used to examine bivariate relationships between past year 
      laxative use or vomiting weight control behaviors and substance use and the 
      multivariate relationship between unhealthy weight control behaviors and Ecstasy 
      use. RESULTS: Approximately 10% of adolescent females had used laxatives or 
      vomited to lose weight in the past year. Adolescent females who had used 
      laxatives or vomited to lose weight in the past year were more likely than those 
      who had not to have used substances during the past year, including Ecstasy, 
      inhalants, nonmedical psychotherapeutics, marijuana, cigarettes, and alcohol. 
      After controlling for demographics and other substance use, past year laxative 
      use or vomiting weight control behaviors were positively associated with past 
      year Ecstasy use (OR = 1.81; 95% CI = 1.05, 3.14; p = 0.04). CONCLUSION: Laxative 
      use or vomiting weight control behaviors are a significant problem among the 
      general population of adolescent females and are related to an increased risk of 
      Ecstasy use.
FAU - Cance, Jessica D
AU  - Cance JD
AD  - Research Triangle Institute International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 
      27709-2194, USA. jcance@rti.org
FAU - Ashley, Olivia Silber
AU  - Ashley OS
FAU - Penne, Michael A
AU  - Penne MA
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - J Adolesc Health
JT  - The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for 
      Adolescent Medicine
JID - 9102136
RN  - 0 (Cathartics)
RN  - 0 (Hallucinogens)
RN  - KE1SEN21RM (N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine)
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - *Adolescent Behavior
MH  - *Amphetamine-Related Disorders/epidemiology/psychology
MH  - Cathartics/*therapeutic use
MH  - Child
MH  - Female
MH  - Hallucinogens
MH  - Health Surveys
MH  - Humans
MH  - *N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine
MH  - Prevalence
MH  - Risk Factors
MH  - Vomiting
MH  - *Weight Loss
EDAT- 2005/10/18 09:00
MHDA- 2006/03/15 09:00
CRDT- 2005/10/18 09:00
PHST- 2004/07/30 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2004/11/04 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2004/11/04 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2005/10/18 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2006/03/15 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2005/10/18 09:00 [entrez]
AID - S1054-139X(04)00391-X [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2004.11.122 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Adolesc Health. 2005 Nov;37(5):409. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2004.11.122.