Recreational life and ecstasy use.
Calafat, A. and Stocco, P.
(2000) In: Understanding and responding to drug use: the role of qualitative research. EMCDDA Scientific Monograph Series (Nº 4). Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities.

Summary

In Chapter 9, Amador Calafat and Paolo Stocco describe ongoing work funded by the European Commission which looks at drugs taken in recreational environments. The work represents a thematic and conceptual broadening towards more sociological and anthropological spheres. The authors describe their methods and present findings collected from over 1 500 respondents about the characteristics and social representations of ecstasy use in five European cities (Coimbra, Modena, Nice, Palma de Mallorca and Utrecht).