Club drug use among minority substance users in New York City

J Psychoactive Drugs. 2004 Sep;36(3):397-9. doi: 10.1080/02791072.2004.10400039.

Abstract

Surveillance data suggests that club drug use (Ecstasy, GHB, ketamine, LSD, methamphetamine, PCP and flunitrazepam) has been a predominantly White adolescent and young adult phenomenon in the United States. The authors investigated the use of club drugs among 323 street-recruited minority substance users in northern New York City (66.3% were Hispanic, 23.8% were Black, and 9.9% were White/other race; median age = 32 years old). While Whites were more likely than others to have used club drugs, club drug use among Hispanics and Blacks was not uncommon; 45.3% Hispanics and 56.4% of Blacks reported a lifetime history of club drug use. PCP was the most commonly reported club drug used among all racial/ethnic groups. Further investigation of club drug use in minority populations is warranted.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Black or African American / statistics & numerical data*
  • Central Nervous System Stimulants
  • Female
  • Hallucinogens
  • Hispanic or Latino / statistics & numerical data*
  • Humans
  • Illicit Drugs*
  • Interviews as Topic
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Minority Groups / statistics & numerical data*
  • New York City / epidemiology
  • Social Behavior
  • Substance-Related Disorders / epidemiology*
  • Substance-Related Disorders / psychology
  • Transsexualism
  • White People / statistics & numerical data*

Substances

  • Central Nervous System Stimulants
  • Hallucinogens
  • Illicit Drugs