Extracts from a survey in Mixmag by Kellie Sherlock of Leeds University
as part of her PhD based on over 4,000 responses
How often do/did you use ecstasy? Weekly (40.2%) Fortnightly (26.1 %) Monthly (21.3%) Less often (12.0%) 81.35 of those who responded to the questionnaire are currently using ecstasy. Which other drugs have you used this month? Alcohol 88% Amphetamine 63.9% Cannabis 77.3% Cocaine 15.0% Crack 0.7% Heroin 1.8% LSD 12.8% Prozac 2.6% Temazepam 5.8% Tobacco 74.1% Which drugs did/do you usually take with ecstasy? Amphetamine 77.8% Cannabis 75.0% Crack 0.8% Heroin 1.1% LSD 13.6% Prozac 1.7% Temazepam 5.6% Tobacco 62.7% How long from now do you think you'll continue to use ecstasy? Never again (12.2%) Up to 1 year (10.0%) 1 to 2 years (20.6%) 2 to 3 years (14.5%) 3 to 4 years (6.8%) over 4 years (31.1%) How many times do you expect to use ecstasy in the next six months? Never (12.9%) 1-2 (10.7%) 3-10 (31.5%) 10-20 (21.9%) 20-50 (17.7%) 50-100 (3.2%) 100+ (1.2%) How many times have you used E in total? 1-2 (2.9%) 3-10 (9.6%) 11-20 (9.8%) 20-50 (20.6%) 50-75 (13 4%) 75-150 (14.9%) 150-200 (9.4%) 200+ (18.8%) How many E's do/did you usually take in one session? 1/2 5.0% 1/2-1 22.3% 1-2 43.9% 2-3 17.3% 3-4 6.1% 4-5 3.1% 5-6 1.0% 6-7 0.5 % 7-8 0.2 % 8+ 0.5% What might stop or has stopped you taking ecstasy? Bad experience (you) (54.0%) Bad experience (other) (30.3%) Work/college (27.3%) Parents (8.4%) Short term health (physical) (33.6%) Long term health (physical) (44.8%) Death (46.5%) Criminal record (14.6%) Psychological problems (short term) (34.5%) Psychological problems (long term) (42.7%) Jail (22.3%) Responsibilities (40.5%) Please indicate your feelings about the following drugs drug positive mixed negative alcohol 39.9% 43.5% 16.0% amphetamine 43.3% 43.3% 13.4% cannabis 76.6% 17.7% 5.0% cocaine 16.0% 46.9% 36.1% crack 1.1% 8.0% 88.7% ecstasy 57.5% 36.9% 5.3% heroin 0.9% 6.2% 91.1% LSD 18.9% 45.1% 35.1% Prozac 6.7% 33.7% 55.6% Temazepam 5.3% 25.3% 66.6% tobacco 23.3% 38.5% 37.2% |