Pill Kick: The Pursuit of “Ecstasy” at Techno-Events

Hitzler, Ronald

doi:10.1177/002204260203200208

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“…As music preference may symbolically represent peer and subcultural affinities (Soller & Lee, 2010), the link between drugs and music may be particularly salient for youth. Researchers have identified links between use of illegal drugs and/or alcohol and specific genres of music including heavy metal (Arnett, 1991), rap (Chen, Miller, Grube, & Waiters, 2006) punk/hardcore, techno/hardhouse, and reggae (Mulder et al, 2009) and rave music (Forsyth, Barnard, & Mckeganey, 1997) as well as between specific types of drugs and specific music genres (Hitzler, 2002; Ream, Johnson, Sifaneck, & Dunlap, 2006). These associations may, however, be conditioned by local context (Mulder et al, 2009).…”

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Thizzin’ – Ecstasy use contexts and emergent social meanings

Lee

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Addiction Research & Theory

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The drug “Ecstasy” has been most commonly associated with raves, or electronic music dance events, and attributed with sexual disinhibition. In an ethnographic investigation of drug use among second-generation Southeast Asian youth in Northern California (2003), respondents described little use of or interest in using Ecstasy; yet in a second study, Ecstasy was the fourth most commonly-used substance. This paper investigates the social contexts for this change in use patterns. Respondents were second-generation Southeast Asian youths and young adults between the ages of 15 and 26 who were currently or recently drug-involved. We compared qualitative data from the two studies and found emerging patterns of meaning and context related to the observed change in use patterns. Ecstasy use among co-resident African American youth within the context of the local “hyphy” hip-hop music subculture had influenced Southeast Asian youths’ uptake of the drug, known as “thizz.” Respondents referred to the effects of the drug as “thizzin’,” described as energizing, disinhibiting, numbing, and emotion enhancing. Reported consequences of “thizzin’” included violence and aggression as well as fun, while sexual disinhibition was rarely mentioned. The meanings assigned to drugs, including the effects ascribed to them, may be relative to the social contexts within which users are exposed to and consume drugs. The findings indicate the susceptibility of youths to local trends in drug use, particularly associated with popular cultural movements and music. Second-generation youths may be particularly susceptible relative to the conditions of their immigration and processes of identity formation unique to them.

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Thizzin’ – Ecstasy use contexts and emergent social meanings

Lee

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Soller

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Addiction Research & Theory

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“…Empirical studies suggest that alcohol and illicit drug use among youth may be associated with listening to popular music such as hard rock, heavy metal, rap, and techno (e.g., Arnett, 1991Arnett, , 1992Forsyth et al, 1997;Hitzler, 2002;Miranda and Claes, 2004). Similarly, aggressive behaviors have been linked to various genres of music.…”

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Music, Substance Use, and Aggression

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Objective-This study investigated whether young people's substance use and aggressive behaviors are related to their listening to music containing messages of substance use and violence.Method-Data were collected using self-administered questionnaires and from a sample of community college students aged 15-25 (N = 1056; 43% male). A structural equation modeling method was used to simultaneously assess the associations between listening to various genres of music, alcohol use, illicit drug use, and aggressive behaviors, taking into account respondents' age, gender, race/ethnicity, and level of sensation seeking.Results-Listening to rap music was significantly and positively associated with alcohol use, problematic alcohol use, illicit drug use, and aggressive behaviors when all other variables were controlled. Additionally, alcohol and illicit drug use were positively associated with listening to musical genres of techno and reggae. Control variables such as sensation seeking, age, gender and race/ethnicity were significantly related to substance use and aggressive behaviors. Conclusion-The findings suggest that young people's substance use and aggressive behaviors may be related to their frequent exposure to music containing references to substance use and violence. Conversely, music listening preference may reflect some personal predispositions or lifestyle preferences. Alternatively, substance use, aggression and music preference are independent constructs, but share common "third factors."Listening to music is the number one rated leisure-time activity for American youth (Roberts, Foehr et al., 1999; Roberts, Henriksen et al., 1999). Some music genres contain more references to substance use and social defiance than do other genres. A recent study of music popular among adolescents from 1996-1997 revealed that nearly half (47%) of all rap/hip hop (hereafter referred to as rap) songs mentioned alcohol (Roberts, Henriksen et al., 1999). In contrast, other genres of music were much less likely to mention alcohol in the lyrics (country-western (Herd, 2005). Of songs that mentioned alcohol, the positive attitude toward alcohol expressed in lyrics increased from 43% in 1970-1989 to 73% in 1994-1997. Furthermore, a music video study revealed that twice as much violence and criminal activity was depicted in rap and rock music videos as compared to country, adult contemporary and rhythm-and-blues music videos . Similarly, weapon carrying was shown more often in rap and rock music videos. Together, these studies raise an important issue: Will frequent exposure to music containing references to substance use, violence, and social defiance impact youth's behaviors? HHS Public AccessEmpirical studies suggest that alcohol and illicit drug use among youth may be associated with listening to popular music such as hard rock, heavy metal, rap, and techno (e.g., Arnett, 1991Arnett, , 1992Forsyth et al., 1997;Hitzler, 2002;Miranda and Claes, 2004). Similarly, aggressive behaviors have been linked to various genres of ...

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“…Its use frequently was associated with raves (Diemel & Blanken, 1999;Forsyth, Barnard, & McKeganey, 1997;Hammersley, Khan, & Ditton, 2002;Hammersley, Ditton, Smith, & Short, 1999;Hitzler, 2002;Schwartz & Miller, 1997;Riley, Gregory, Dingle, & Cadger, 2001;Spruit, 1999). In the 1990s, the rave rage blew over to North America (Gross, Barrett, Shestowsky, & Pihl, 2002;Sloan, 2000).…”

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