Party drugs like ecstasy are a mainstay of the rave scene and kids like Allison attend with the anticipation of being able to experiment. But tonight, I might, says Allison. Her first encounter at a rave may also be her first encounter with drugs. Know Raves are often held in legitimate places and are supervised by law enforcement. Still, some reporters have attended commercial raves held after-hours at private night clubs and staffed only by off duty police officers who look the other way after kids walk through the door.
Users go to extreme measures to get the best high.
You see people with the little dust masks on, says seventeen year old Tracy. They put Vicks mentholatum inside and the vapors like kick in the drug a little bit. In the atmosphere of love and unity, kids also pass drugs between strangers, often popping into their mouth whatever is offered. Avid ravers say the drug scene is overplayed and that a few bad kids give raves a bad name. Still, most admit that during a Rave drugs are very available and use is highly prominent.