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Jichuan Wang

Wright State University

2 papers in the library · 64 citations · publishing 2006-2007

Papers

Depressive symptomatology in young adults with a history of MDMA use: a longitudinal analysis

Journal of Psychopharmacology August 22, 2007 Rüssel S. Falck, Jichuan Wang, Robert G. Carlson 45 citations

Among 402 young adult MDMA users followed for two years, depressive symptoms measured by the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) declined from an average score of 9.8 at baseline to 7.7 at 24 months, decreasing by 0.36 points every six months. People with higher initial scores showed greater declines. Men and white participants had lower scores than women and non-whites; those with some university education had lower scores than those without. Current benzodiazepine or opioid users and people who had used MDMA more than 50 times had higher scores. The low and declining average scores suggest that for most people, MDMA use does not lead to long-term depressive symptoms.

DOI: 10.1177/0269881107078293 Ecstasy MDMA Anxiety Depression economics +8

The Prevalence of Dextromethorphan Abuse Among High School Students

PEDIATRICS November 1, 2006 Rüssel S. Falck, Linna Li, Robert H. Carlson et al. 19 citations

Among 2,437 12th-grade students in the Dayton, Ohio area, 4.9% reported having used dextromethorphan to get high at least once in their lifetime, and 3.7% reported use in the past year. Among 1,739 11th-grade students, 3.4% reported lifetime use and 2.4% past-year use. Boys were significantly more likely than girls to use the drug, while no significant differences were found between white and nonwhite adolescents. Dextromethorphan users were also more likely to smoke cigarettes, drink alcohol heavily, and use marijuana and other illicit drugs. The lifetime prevalence among 12th-graders exceeded that for several other drugs, including anabolic steroids, MDMA, heroin, crack cocaine, and Ritalin.

DOI: 10.1542/peds.2006-2050 Dextromethorphan Dextrorphan Phencyclidine Medicine +4