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Predicting Drug Use at Electronic Music Dance Events: Self-Reports and Biological Measurement

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Most information on the prevalence of drug use comes from self-report surveys. The sensitivity of such information is cause for concern about the accuracy of self-report measures. In this study, self-reported drug use in the last 48 hr is compared to results from biological assays of saliva samples from 371 young adults entering clubs. The relationship between self-reports and drug presence in oral fluid was determined for three substances as follows: cocaine, marijuana, and amphetamine. Forty-one percent of the participants with drugs detected in their oral fluids reported no use in the last 48 hr. The significance of these results is discussed.

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Evaluation Review

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Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publication., 2009

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English

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0193-841x

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Vol. 33, No. 3, June 2009.pp. 211-225

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self-report
validity
Drug use
Biological assay
Electronic music dance event
Predicting Drug Use at Electronic Music Dance

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