| Description |
xi, 172 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. Introduction - Getting into Ecstasy -- Getting the Large Sample to Complete the Questionnaires -- The Small Group that Talked to us on Tape -- How They got into Ecstasy -- Getting Others into Ecstasy -- Ch. 2. Types of Ecstasy User -- Typologies of Ecstasy Use -- 'Bouncy' E or 'Gouchy' E? -- Consumption and Tolerance -- Bingeing -- Ch. 3. Uses of Ecstasy -- The Right Mood and the Right Place -- Clubbing and Raving -- Sextasy -- Chilling Out and Coming Down -- Ch. 4. The Role of Ecstasy -- Taking Other Drugs -- The Ecstasy Lifestyle -- Problems with Ecstasy -- Quitting Ecstasy -- Ch. 5. Ecstasy - Impressions and Reality -- What did They Know? -- Where are They Now? -- Where are We Now? -- Further Reading -- App. The Information Needs of Ecstasy Users |
| Summary |
"Drug users are no longer a mad, bad or immoral minority. Using drugs is normal for the chemical generation, and the drug that defines them is ecstasy. This book about ecstasy users' lives is based on one of the biggest government-funded projects ever undertaken and gives voice to the chemical generation for the first time." "This book ends by trying to answer the question on the lips of every member of the chemical generation: what are the long-term effects of ecstasy? Because we can't answer them, the authors claim, we are failing in our duty to our children: telling them not to take ecstasy is as alienating as it is pointless."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
| Subject |
Drug abuse -- Social aspects.
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Rave culture.
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Ecstasy (Drug)
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Amphetamine-Related Disorders.
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N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine -- adverse effects.
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| Author |
Ditton, Jason.
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Khan, Furzana.
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| LC no. |
2001041853 |
| ISBN |
0415270405 cased |
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0415270413 paperback |
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