Citation

Pechansky F, Remy L, Surratt HL, Kurtz SP, Rocha TBM, Diemen LV, Bumaguin DB, Inciardi J. J. Drug Iss. 2011; 41(2): 217-231.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Florida State University, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice)

DOI

10.1177/002204261104100204

PMID

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Abstract

Ecstasy and LSD use is widespread in large Brazilian cities, but there is limited information on their use among young, middle-class, club goers in Brazil. We conducted standardized face-to-face interviews with 200 male and female ecstasy and/or LSD users, focusing on drug use and sexual history, current risk behaviors, and psychiatric symptomatology. Participants with early sexual debut (before 14) were more likely to report lifetime use of marijuana and powder and crack cocaine than those with later sexual initiation. Early sexual debut was associated with past year sexual risk behaviors, including having sex while high (Prevalence Ratio (PR)=1.3), having two or more sex partners (PR=1.3), as well as history of sexual abuse (PR=13.6). Depression and anxiety scores were similar by age of sexual initiation. The implications of these findings are discussed.

Language: en