California State University, San Bernardino CSUSB ScholarWorks Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations Office of aduateGr Studies 12-2020 UNDERSTANDING WHY INDIVIDUALS USE CLUB DRUGS AT RAVES AND ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC EVENTS: A PEER CLUSTER THEORY APPROACH Brandi N. Burns California State University, San Bernardino Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd Part of the Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons Recommended Citation Burns, Brandi N., "UNDERSTANDING WHY INDIVIDUALS USE CLUB DRUGS AT RAVES AND ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC EVENTS: A PEER CLUSTER THEORY APPROACH" (2020). Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations. 1141. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/1141 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Office of aduateGr Studies at CSUSB ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of CSUSB ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. UNDERSTANDING WHY INDIVIDUALS USE CLUB DRUGS AT RAVES AND ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC EVENTS: A PEER CLUSTER THEORY APPROACH A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of California State University, San Bernardino In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts in Criminal Justice by Brandi Nicole Burns December 2020 UNDERSTANDING WHY INDIVIDUALS USE CLUB DRUGS AT RAVES AND ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC EVENTS: A PEER CLUSTER THEORY APPROACH A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of California State University, San Bernardino by Brandi Nicole Burns December 2020 Approved by: Dr. Gisela Bichler, Committee Chair, Criminal Justice Dr. Andrea Schoepfer, Committee Member Dr. Nerea Marteache, Committee Member © 2020 Brandi Burns ABSTRACT Raves and Electronic Dance Music (EDM) events are part of a growing culture of entertainment for young people around the world.