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- Title
Searching the Internet for drug-related web sites: analysis of online available information on ecstasy (MDMA).
- Authors
Deluca, Paolo; Schifano, Fabrizio
- Abstract
Although the Internet is a growing source of information on MDMA/ecstasy, no studies so far have investigated the level and quality of ecstasy information available to the typical Web user. In the present study, 280 Web sites were identified and analyzed; 50.4% had an anti-drug approach, 16.2% a harm reduction approach, and 24.8% a pro-drug approach. MDMA pro-drug Web sites appeared significantly earlier in the search engines' results list than both anti-drug and harm reduction Web sites (F (3; 159) = 3.288; p = .022). This study represents the first systematic analysis of information available online on ecstasy. Implications for further research are discussed.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; UNITED States; INTERNET searching; WEBSITES; WEB search engines; HALLUCINOGENIC drugs; ECSTASY (Drug); ONLINE information services; SYSTEM analysis; INFORMATION technology; TECHNOLOGICAL innovations; SUBSTANCE abuse prevention; SUBSTANCE abuse &; psychology; HEALTH education standards; ONLINE information services standards; COMMUNICATION; COMPARATIVE studies; DATABASES; DRUGS of abuse; EXPERIMENTAL design; HEALTH education; INTERNET; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL cooperation; PHARMACY information services; RESEARCH; RESEARCH evaluation; ETHNOLOGY research; EVALUATION research; STANDARDS
- Publication
American Journal on Addictions, 2007, Vol 16, Issue 6, p479
- ISSN
1055-0496
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1080/10550490701641181