Mis-anaesthetized society: expectancies and recreational use of ketamine in Taiwan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The popularity of ketamine for recreational use has been increasing in Asia, including Taiwan. Still, little known about the pattern of ketamine expectancies and whether such patterns are related to ketamine use. This study aimed to examine whether the positive and negative ketamine expectancies are differentially associated with ketamine-using behavior, and whether such relationship may differ by early-onset use of tobacco or alcohol.

Methods

Participants were recruited using respondent-driven sampling (RDS) among regular tobacco and alcohol users, aged 18 to 50, residing in Taipei from 2007 to 2010. Totally 1115 participants (with an age distribution skewed to the right, median = 26; interquartile range: 22-32) had information on substance use and completed a 12

SUBMITTER: Chang CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6798441 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature