本研究主旨在解讀使用MDMA青年之用藥行為,並瞭解其面對使用MDMA之危險知覺與因應策略。本研究採質性研究方法進行,研究參與者為年齡介於19-28歲間使用MDMA之青年,於92年8月始,至93年2月份止,透過深度訪談及參與觀察方式蒐集資料,經由詮釋、分析與歸納之程序後,於93年6月份完成研究報告撰寫。 本研究發現,人格特質、同儕團體與俱樂部氛圍,是影響青年使用MDMA與否的重要因素。MDMA正向藥效強化了使用MDMA青年之用藥行為,而負面作用令其產生風險知覺。不過,因使用MDMA青年對於MDMA之認知不清,故易低估MDMA之危險性,其通常不自覺個人用藥行為是危險的,除非傷害已然發生。 使用MDMA青年為戰勝棘手而惱人的副作用,減少使用MDMA所帶來的危險,採用因應策略以減低用藥風險,其具有一套損益平衡哲學:當危險知覺程度越高,但因應策略成效不彰,無法控制用藥危險性時,則會克制MDMA的使用;但當使用者對於MDMA的正面影響評價高於負面影響時,則使用者會忽略或低估MDMA的危險性,也將促使青年持續使用MDMA。 在體驗看似美好實則充滿荊棘的用藥歷程後,使用MDMA青年對於MDMA仍多持正面解讀,並表示未來將再度使用MDMA,且期許能藉由MDMA的合法化,以減低使用MDMA之風險。MDMA使用青年企圖在使用MDMA風險與安全之間求取平衡,一場危險遊戲也就此展開。 本研究根據結果提出具體建議,以做為擬定藥物教育介入方案、藥物濫用防制政策以及後續研究之參考。
The purposes of this study were to understand the MDMA using behavior, risk perceptions, and coping strategies among five youths using MDMA. This was a qualitative study, and data were collected by in-depth interviews and observations. The participants were around 18-29 year-old youths who have used MDMA. Based on the interpretation, analysis, and induction of the data, the main findings of the study were summarized as follows: 1.The factors which induce youths to use MDMA were personality, peer group, and night club. 2.The positive effects of MDMA increased the MDMA using behavior, and negative effects facilitated risk perceptions of using MDMA among youths. 3.The youths using MDMA would not realize the harm of MDMA until they suffered from it. 4.The youths using MDMA adopted coping strategies to combat the negative effects of MDMA. 5.The youths using MDMA had cost-benefit philosophy of their own. 6.Most of the participants regarded MDMA as a positive leisure drug, and all of them would continue MDMA using behavior in the future. 7.The youths using MDMA wished to decrease the risk of using MDMA by legalizing of MDMA. According to the results, discussions and suggestions were presented.