Ecstasy (MDMA, MDA, MDEA, MBDB) consumption, seizures, related offences, prices, dosage levels and deaths in the UK (1994–2003)

In the last decade, a global trend of escalating ecstasy (MDMA, MDA, MDEA, MBDB) use was observed. Mentions on medical death certificates, last year's ecstasy use, number of drug offenders, seizures, prices and dosage levels figures were used for this descriptive and correlational study. Figure...

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Published in:Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford) 2006-05, Vol.20 (3), p.456-463
Main Authors: Schifano, Fabrizio, Corkery, John, Deluca, Paolo, Oyefeso, Adenekan, Ghodse, A. Hamid
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
3,4-Methylenedioxyamphetamine - administration & dosage
3,4-Methylenedioxyamphetamine - adverse effects
3,4-Methylenedioxyamphetamine - analogs & derivatives
3,4-Methylenedioxyamphetamine - economics
Amphetamine-Related Disorders - complications
Amphetamine-Related Disorders - economics
Amphetamine-Related Disorders - epidemiology
Amphetamine-Related Disorders - mortality
Cause of Death
Certificates
Convulsions & seizures
Crime - legislation & jurisprudence
Crime - statistics & numerical data
Cross-Sectional Studies
Data processing
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Drug abuse
Drug and Narcotic Control - legislation & jurisprudence
Drug and Narcotic Control - statistics & numerical data
Drug dosages
Ecstasy
Fatalities
Forensic science
Humans
Intelligence
MDMA
N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine - administration & dosage
N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine - adverse effects
N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine - economics
Seizing
Seizures
Statistics as Topic
Street Drugs - adverse effects
Street Drugs - economics
Tablets
Toxicology
United Kingdom
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Summary:In the last decade, a global trend of escalating ecstasy (MDMA, MDA, MDEA, MBDB) use was observed. Mentions on medical death certificates, last year's ecstasy use, number of drug offenders, seizures, prices and dosage levels figures were used for this descriptive and correlational study. Figures (1994ñ2003) were taken from the UK General Mortality Registers, from the Home Office Statistical Bulletins, from the British Crime Survey and from those reported to both the National Crime Intelligence and Forensic Science Services. A total of 394 ecstasy deaths mentions were here identified from the UK; in 42% of cases ecstasy was the sole drug mentioned. Overall, number of fatalities showed a year-peryear increase and positively correlated with: prevalence of last year's use (p
ISSN:0269-8811
1461-7285
DOI:10.1177/0269881106060147