Ecstasy Use Among Adolescents

While youth drug use isn?t a new phenomenon, how
youth make decisions about drug use is. Why would
young people choose to experiment with drugs, knowing
that using drugs can have negative physical and
social consequences? This book will explore the use
of the Decision Making Model and the Multi-Attribute
Utility to study adolescents? perceived consequences
of drug use against the value and likelihood of those
consequences occurring. If consequences aren?t
perceived as likely to occur, how can they deter use?
Ecstasy Expectancy Scale, developed through this
research, can impact future studies regarding youth
drug use. What we have learned is that young people
are using substances and engaging in high risk
behavior in search of something. The sooner we
understand what that ?something? is, the safer and
healthy our young people will be.

Autorentext

Mary Hermann is the director of the health education and promotion department in the Student Health and Counseling Center at California State University, Fullerton. Mary plans, implements and evaluates health education and promotion programming, such as alcohol education, nutrition counseling, sexual health outreach and mental health outreach. Mary Hermann received her Bachelor of Science in Health Science and her Master of Public Health degrees from California State University, Fullerton, and is also a certified health education specialist. Mary resides in Orange County, California with her family.

Klappentext

While youth drug use isn?t a new phenomenon, how youth make decisions about drug use is. Why would young people choose to experiment with drugs, knowing that using drugs can have negative physical and social consequences? This book will explore the use of the Decision Making Model and the Multi-Attribute Utility to study adolescents? perceived consequences of drug use against the value and likelihood of those consequences occurring. If consequences aren?t perceived as likely to occur, how can they deter use? Ecstasy Expectancy Scale, developed through this research, can impact future studies regarding youth drug use. What we have learned is that young people are using substances and engaging in high risk behavior in search of something. The sooner we understand what that ?something? is, the safer and healthy our young people will be.