Pulse Check: Trends in Drug Abuse Mid-Year 2000. Special Topic: 'Ecstasy' andOther Drugs

摘要

Since 1992, the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) has published thePulse Check, a source for timely information on drug abuse and drug markets. The report aims to describe hardcore drug-abusing populations, emerging drugs, new routes of administration, varying use patterns, changing demand for treatment, drug-related criminal activity, and shifts in supply and distribution patterns. Pulse Check regularly addresses four drugs of serious concern: cocaine, marijuana, heroin, and methamphetamine. Additionally, the current issue provides information on the emerging problem of 'ecstasy' (methylenedioxymetham-phetamine, or MDMA) and other club drugs.