Characteristics and social representation of ecstasy in Europe - Irefrea

Quite clearly the most common answer is “to friends”, followed by at “discos orbars”. “Raves” and “concerts” are also places used to buy ecstasy in some of thecountries.To buy ecstasy “in the street” is approximately 10% in the different countries, whichindicates the scarcely marginal character of its use.EFFECTS VALUATIONCOIMBRA MODENA NICE PALMA UTRECHTVery positive 44,8 30,8 33,3 21,1 35,6Positive 54,5 33,6 45,3 47,6 53,7Not good, not bad 00,7 20,3 040, 22,9 08,5Negative 070, 11,3 06,6 01,1Very negative 08,4 060, 01,8 01,1Ecstasy effects are generally considered by users as extremely positive. The lowestvaluation is found in Modena, with 64% who considers the effects of ecstasy use arebetween positive and very positive.It seems that the samples of those cities where it exists a smaller misuse in theconsumption or a minor polyconsume (Coimbra and Utrecht) value in a more positiveway the effects. An incredibly high percentage of the Coimbra sample (99,3%)considers the effects of the ecstasy are positive or very positive.It would be worth determining how far the perception of the bad effects has drivenpart of the sample to become ex-consumers. We must remember that there is a highproportion of ex-consumers in the samples of Modena and Nice and also a certainpercentage of users who do not like the effects of ecstasy.In Palma de Mallorca, a sample with a tendency to ecstasy abuse and to polyconsume,is where we find a 23% of users that evaluates the effects as “not good, notbad” and 8,4% as “negative” or “very negative”.73