mainstream? One reason is growing amount of people who regularly go to raves. Absorbing the fashion, the music and a lot of the feelings associated with raves, many of these party -goers have become a walking advertisement for the rave culture. Of course it’s not all glow sticks, shiny pants, and electronic music. The downside of the rave culture is the increased use of rave-associated drugs, the most common of which is ecstasy. According to “party-kids” raves started out as drug-free parties, and were a simple night of dancing and music. Now, they have become directly associated with these drugs causing many problems with the entire scene. Until recently, raves were mostly an underground phenomenon, but almost quickly as they started, raves turned into the next big trend. What created such a demand for these parties? After researching, nothing in particular exploited the rave scene and brought out in to the open. More and more young adults became interested in the music and intrigued by the all-night demand to dance. When raves started in Western Europe, in the late 1980’s to early 1990’s, the environment was mainly drug free. (Randall, 1992b) Ecstasy slowly made its way off the streets and began to take a toll in the clubs. Especially in the raves, because of its lengthy parties and its ultimate stamina of energy. As MDMA began to gain popularity in the raves, the parties became more and more exploited because of the dangers of drug use in a club and of course being it is illegal. When the trend made its way completely over to the states, many of the “ravers,” remained drug free while others abused substances such as “E.” The abundance of this drug in the clubs caused raids, busts, and deaths. The American people eventually caught on, and it caused much controversy. As any trend, the younger generation became intrigued and jumped on the bandwagon. Generation X ...
