PMID- 19042808
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20081218
LR  - 20211020
IS  - 1533-2640 (Print)
IS  - 1533-2659 (Electronic)
IS  - 1533-2640 (Linking)
VI  - 7
IP  - 3
DP  - 2008
TI  - Dinosaur girls, candy girls, and Trinity: voices of Taiwanese club drug users.
PG  - 237-57
LID - 10.1080/15332640802313205 [doi]
AB  - Research among Asian users of methylenedioxy methamphetamine (MDMA), also known 
      as Ecstasy, is rare. To evaluate the feasibility of a study on the abuse of and 
      dependence on Ecstasy, two focus groups of users (n= 12) and health professionals 
      (n=7) were conducted in Taiwan. Major results included blatant human testing with 
      "candy and dinosaur girls" and a specific sequence of drugs called a "Trinity" 
      (Ecstasy, ketamine, and marijuana). "Head-shaked bars" and "KTVs" were public 
      places where illegal behaviors were implicitly allowed. Depression after Ecstasy 
      use was not reported. For future studies, participants suggested that magnetic 
      resonance imaging could be a strong incentive for young users to enhance 
      willingness to participate. Cultural issues of Ecstasy use are also discussed.
FAU - Leung, Kit-Sang
AU  - Leung KS
AD  - Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, 40N 
      Kingshighway, St. Louis, MO 63108, USA. leungks@epi.wustl.edu
FAU - Li, Jih-Heng
AU  - Li JH
FAU - Tsay, Wen-Ing
AU  - Tsay WI
FAU - Callahan, Catina
AU  - Callahan C
FAU - Liu, Shu-Fen
AU  - Liu SF
FAU - Hsu, Jui
AU  - Hsu J
FAU - Hoffer, Lee
AU  - Hoffer L
FAU - Cottler, Linda B
AU  - Cottler LB
LA  - eng
GR  - N01 DA047752/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States
GR  - N01 DA 447739/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
PL  - England
TA  - J Ethn Subst Abuse
JT  - Journal of ethnicity in substance abuse
JID - 101083217
RN  - 0 (Hallucinogens)
RN  - 0 (Illicit Drugs)
RN  - 690G0D6V8H (Ketamine)
RN  - KE1SEN21RM (N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine)
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Data Collection/methods
MH  - Female
MH  - Focus Groups
MH  - Hallucinogens/*adverse effects
MH  - Health Personnel
MH  - Humans
MH  - Illicit Drugs/*adverse effects
MH  - Ketamine
MH  - Male
MH  - Marijuana Abuse/ethnology
MH  - N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine/*adverse effects
MH  - Substance-Related Disorders/*ethnology
MH  - Taiwan/epidemiology
MH  - Young Adult
PMC - PMC2596647
MID - NIHMS74035
EDAT- 2008/12/02 09:00
MHDA- 2008/12/19 09:00
PMCR- 2009/01/01
CRDT- 2008/12/02 09:00
PHST- 2008/12/02 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2008/12/19 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2008/12/02 09:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2009/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.1080/15332640802313205 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Ethn Subst Abuse. 2008;7(3):237-57. doi: 10.1080/15332640802313205.