Rave culture

Rave culture and Ecstasy use have built on each other in creating a public health epidemic. It is impossible to accurately... 

Knowles, Cynthia R. Up All Night A Closer Look at Club Drugs and Rave Culture. North Springfield, VT Red House Press, 2001. 

Romes E (2001) It s a rave new world Rave culture and illicit drug use in the young. Cleveland Clinical Journal of Medicine 68(6) 541-550. 

Sarah Thornton, Moral Panic, the Media and British Rave Culture in A. Ross and T. Rose, eds. Microphone Friends youth music and youth culture, Routledge, London, 1994. 

Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA ecstasy) is a synthetic analog of amphetamine that produces hallucinations, an elevation in mood, and a feeling of emotional closeness . This latter property has led to Ecstasy being referred to as the hug drag . The unique properties of Ecstasy as compared to the parent compound amphetamine are believed to be due to the more selective effects of Ecstasy in promoting transporter-mediated release of serotonin. The use of Ecstasy has become a part of the culture associated with rave style dance parties. 

Weir E Raves a review of the culture, the drugs and the prevention of harm. CMAJ 162 1843-1848,2000... 

The Illicit Drug Anti-Proliferation Act of 2003 (better known as the Rave Act ) makes operators of nightclubs, concerts, and other venues responsible for drug violations by partygoers. The law has raised concerns that it might be used to target political or cultural gatherings that are unpopular with the authorities. 

Ketamine, though used with much less frequency than MDMA and methamphetamine, is increasingly popular among young people. References to its use are abundant in rave and dance culture. Popular musicians such as Madonna and the Chemical Brothers have also incorporated mention of ketamine usage into their music. 

Weir, Erica. Raves A Review of the Culture, the Dmgs and the Prevention of Harm. Canadian Medical Association Journal 162, no. 13 (June 2000) 1843-1849. 

ECSTASY" (also known as "XTC" or "E") is the "street" name of one member of a family of amphetamine related drugs which first became popular in the "rave" or modem dance music culture across Europe in the 1980s (Table 1). Its chemical name is 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) closely related drugs include methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA) and methylene-dioxyethylamphetamine (MDEA). The chemical structure of this series of drugs and their relationship to older better known stimulants of abuse, amphetamine and methamphetamine, is shown in Figure 1. 

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