Characteristics and social representation of ecstasy in Europe - Irefrea

ECSTASY USE DURING THE LAST THREE MONTHS (In %)COIMBRA MODENA NICE PALMA UTRECHTNo use 22,4 48,7 50,3 42,3 34,1Less than once a month 32,9 17,3 21,4 14,4 27,9Once a month 20,3 11,5 07,6 10,7 15,1Less than once a week 11,9 02,6 10,3 19,6 20,1Once a week 09,1 07,1 06,2 05,4 02,8Several times a week 03,5 09,6 02,8 06,5Almost daily 03,2 01,4 01,2In the Portuguese sample there is the lowest frequency of ecstasy users (22,4%) whohave not consumed ecstasy during the last three months. Therefore, it is the city wherewe find more individuals that have consumed. However, these uses are distributed in thelowest frequencies, that is, even that they are the sample which the highest incidence ofecstasy use during the last three months, they tend not to repeat that use very frequently.The Dutch case is quite similar. There are relatively few individuals who have notconsumed during the last three months (34,1%). However, consumers in the highestfrequencies are practically non-existent.Where the highest frequencies of use can be found is in the city of Modena, followedby Palma de Mallorca and Nice.ECSTASY USE DURING LAST MONTH (In %)COIMBRA MODENA NICE PALMA UTRECHTNo use 32,2 67,7 61,7 52,4 54,4Once 37,8 110, 19,5 19,9 27,8Less than once a week 15,4 02,6 08,7 13,3 12,8Once a week 12,6 06,5 060, 07,8 050,Several times a week 02,1 090, 02,7 05,4Almost daily 03,2 01,3 01,2As it is logical, the same comments made in the previous table can be applied in thisone, too. We have to point out that the logical increase of “No use” found when westudied last month consumption instead of the last three months consumption, comesbasically from the less frequent consumers, since the highest frequencies remainpractically unchanged, as expected.DIFFERENT PRESENTATIONS OF ECSTASY (In %)COIMBRA MODENA NICE PALMA UTRECHT1 type of pill 15,6 25,7 40,3 140, 58,72 type of pills 38,5 30,1 23,1 16,2 31,43 type of pills 34,8 26,5 16,9 59,6 050,> than 3 types 110, 17,7 20,8 10,3 050,67