Pubdate: Sat, 11 May 2002
Source: Daily Star, The (NY)
Copyright: 2002 The Daily Star
Contact:  http://www.thedailystar.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/557
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v02/n799/a06.html
Author: Domenic Martinello
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?158 (Club Drugs)
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mdma.htm (Ecstasy)

UNFAIR TO CLASSIFY DRUG AS 'RAVE' DRUG

In response to your article: "Cop: Deadly drugs for sale on the Internet," 
you state a classification of "rave" drugs, and I find that not only an 
ignorant statement, but it also encourages the stereotyping of a subculture.

Although drug usage has been seen at raves, via survey, the No. 1 drug 
consumed at raves is tobacco and the No. 2 drug alcohol. Why don't you 
classify these as rave drugs or maybe classify alcohol as a "bar" or "club" 
drug? Ravers, as a statistic, do not use drugs in any higher per-capita form.

Ecstasy and its analogues are "designer" drugs, yes. They are entactogens 
(not amphetamines or hallucinogens), sure. To classify a drug as a rave 
drug only causes more discrimination against the rave culture and its 
participants, such as myself.

Domenic Martinello, Reno, Nev.

Martinello is a medical student, paramedic, rave promoter and disc jockey.
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