Characteristics and social representation of ecstasy in Europe - Irefrea

* At the entrance of the disco, it doesn’t matter if they are going into the disco or ifthey are going out. It is convenient to explain to the person who is the responsible ofthe disco the objectives of the survey, that the information will never be used againstthe disco, and that the disco name will not appear in the final report.* Through key-informants: people we know, friends, disk jockeys, public relations ofthe discos, etc. These people will introduce us to ecstasy user or not ecstasy userpeople disposed to answer (snowball).* The same people that have consented to be polled can, at the same time, introduceus to their friends that would collaborate in the study (snowball).In any case the interviewer will have a presentation letter of IREFREA. In this letterthere will be written some explanations about the features of the European study,about IREFREA (definition), about the objectives of the study (prevention) and,finally it will be explained that anonymity is absolutely guaranteed.–Index card of the discos:A short index card of each disco will be accomplished with some features such as size,kind of music, kind of people that tends to attend, etc.–Methodology: how to fill the questionnaires:• If contacted people consent to answer at the same moment, the pollster will give thequestionnaire to the polled who will fill it himself/herself. This would be the idealmethodology because in this way the polled can outline doubts to the pollster andwrong interpretations of the questions can be corrected.• In case people consent to answer the questionnaire but not at the moment, there arealternative ways (the first of them is the most recommendable).⇒ make an appointment for another day, and fill the survey then, with the pollster.⇒ give them the questionnaire, ask them to fill it on their own and to return it bypost.⇒ give them the questionnaire, ask them to fill it on their own and to return itthrough the person that has introduce them to us.⇒ give them a visit card with the telephone of the pollster or of a co-ordinator centreso that they can contact us if they change their mind and decide they want tocollaborate.–Material that the pollsters will need:⇒ appointment book to register the future appointments.⇒ visit cards, or some other document with the phone number, address and name ofthe person to who the possible polled should contact to resolve doubts when fillingthe survey, or to make an appointment.250