@article {2178, title = {Toward an ecstasy and other club drug (EOCD) prevention intervention for rave attendees.}, journal = {Journal of drug education}, volume = {34}, year = {2004}, month = {2004}, pages = {41-59}, abstract = {A growing body of recent research has identified that "rave" attendees are at high risk for the use of "club drugs," such as 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA or "ecstasy"). Rave attendees, however, comprise only one of several club-going populations. In the current study, we explore the prevalence of ecstasy and other club drug (EOCD) use among a sample of club attendees in Washington, DC. Data were collected from adult, primarily homosexual, club attendees during the summer of 2003. Data collection was scheduled between 11 p.m. and 3 a.m. Participation rates were high. Of the 211 club attendees approached, 88\% (n = 186) completed the interview. Drug use prevalence rates were low. With the exception of alcohol and marijuana, 2-day self-reports were less than 1\% for each drug. These findings, amalgamated with results from other EOCD-related studies involving several distinct populations, offer considerable insight into the state of ecstasy in American society. Based on a meta-analysis of this literature, we offer a community-level prevention intervention for the population at highest risk for EOCD use-rave attendees.}, keywords = {Adult, District of Columbia, Female, Homosexuality, Humans, Male, N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine, Prevalence, Questionnaires, Recreation, Street Drugs, Substance-Related Disorders}, issn = {0047-2379}, doi = {10.1007/s11904-011-0095-3}, author = {Yacoubian, George S and Miller, Sarah and Pianim, Selwyn and Kunz, Michael and Orrick, Erin and Link, Tanja and Palacios, Wilson R and Peters, Ronald J} }